Episode 6 Pointless

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Thank you very much. Hello, I'm Alexander Armstrong. Welcome to Pointless, the show where

the more obscure your knowledge, the better your chances of winning. Let's me today's players.

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-And couple number one.

-Hi, my name is Davide, this is my friend James.

We're friends from drama school, and we are from London.

-Couple number two.

-Hi, I'm Tracey, I'm from Coventry.

This is my friend Anne, we used to work together.

-But she's just retired, but we are still friends.

-Couple number three.

Hi, I'm Erin, this is my mum Andrea, and we are from Cirencester.

And finally, couple number four.

Hi, I'm Shirley, this is my friend Brian,

and we are from Orpington Cricket Club, in Kent.

And these are today's contestants.

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

as it goes along, so that just leaves one more person to introduce.

The Bard of the Hard, it's my Pointless friend, it's Richard.

Hiya.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE Hey, everyone.

-Afternoon to you.

-And to you.

-The Bard of the Hard.

Yes, it's good. I might get a couple of shirts made up for you.

Yeah, let's do that. Why don't we do that?

Only one returning pair from last time, Erin and Andrea.

-You don't like Bard... Hang on, hang on.

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You don't like Bard of the Hard?

You think it sounds a bit...

..a bit off colour?

-Well, it could be taken out of context.

-Difficult...

It depends where you're saying it.

If you are saying it in a symposium, people would go, "Oh, I presume you're

"very good at mathematical puzzles or something or obscure facts."

If you're wearing it in a nightclub, say, they might say,

"Clearly you're looking for a fight."

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-OK.

-So I'm not a million percent sold on Bard of the Hard, no.

Sorry. On you go, on you go.

And the last show, we had Sam and Darren. Darren was our magician. He started the show with a trick,

which was amazing. Ended the show with an even better trick of making our jackpot disappear.

I still haven't quite worked out how he did it, the two of them.

They just, sort of, gave us two answers for the same question and one of them was right.

It was quite a neat way to play the jackpot round, I have to say.

And they took away the money. But a cracking day.

-First round is slightly different to normal.

-Looking forward to it.

Thank you, Richard. Now, Sam and Darren won the jackpot, as you've just heard,

so today's jackpot starts off at £1,000.

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

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The only thing you have to remember is that the pair at the end

of each round with the highest score will be eliminated. OK. That's it.

Our first category today is...

New style Round One. Europe. Can you decide in your pairs who's going first, who's going to go second?

And who ever is going first, please step up to the podium.

OK, and our question concerns...

French Towns And Cities, Richard.

Yes, we are about to show you a map of France up on the board,

with various towns and cities marked on it.

We'll give you the first and last letters of each,

you just have to give the most obscure of those, please.

-Very best of luck.

-Fun.

-I know, right.

-Yeah.

-And they call me the Bard of the Hard, and yet this is quite easy.

Yeah.

So, we are going to show you an image with these towns

and cities marked out.

That's going to stay up for the whole round, so it won't be

changing halfway through the round, it'll stay up for the whole round.

OK, let's see that image.

Oh, there you are!

Wow.

-OK. James. Welcome.

-Hi.

-Welcome.

-What do you do, James?

-I'm an actor.

-You're an actor. You met at drama school.

-We did.

-In London?

-Yes.

-Which drama school?

-We went to a place called Italia Conti.

Italia Conti. And what sort of things are you in at the moment?

-You're not working right now?

-Not right now. I'm about to go to Glasgow to do some Shakespeare,

-so that should be good.

-That's fun, how long are you there?

-A couple of months.

Excellent. Good stuff.

OK, now, how are you feeling about France? Do you know France?

-Well, I know of it.

-Yes.

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-We've seen it in the pictures.

-Of course.

-It looks marvellous.

-What are you going to go for on that?

-Oh, good Lord.

-That little map. That carte.

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Just having a wee look.

OK. Let's go for...

..Brest.

Let's see if Brest is right,

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

It's right.

-17.

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Good start to the round. 17 for Brest.

-Yes, very well done, there it is, in Brittany.

-Thank you very much.

-Pleasure.

-Anne, welcome to the show, great to have you here.

-What do you do, Anne?

-I've just retired. I worked with Tracey.

I was a secretary at University of Warwick.

I love the University of Warwick. On the campus there.

What was the department you were in?

-It was film and TV studies department.

-God, that's fun, isn't it?

-Oh. How long had you been there?

-Nine years.

Oh, so you had seen three whole generations of people come through.

-Oh, yes, loads of students.

-All of them nice?

-They all love this programme as well.

-Aw! Very good, indeed.

-What are your hobbies, Anne?

-I like to sew.

My husband and I like to go for walks.

I like ice hockey.

-To watch it.

-I was going to say. I was going to say, Anne, really, that is...

-You surprise me.

-I don't have the shoulders to play.

OK, now, Anne, France. France, Anne.

I'll go for Grenoble.

Let's see if that is right. Grenoble. Is it right, how many people said it?

It is right.

Grenoble, look at that, 4! Anne.

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A superb answer there. Very well done, indeed.

Great answer, Anne. There's Grenoble in the French Alps, the Rhone-Alps.

Thanks very much indeed, Richard. Andrea, welcome back. Last time.

-Last time.

-I panicked.

-Round One.

-Total panic.

-I know.

-Mind went blank.

-It happens, you're on the first podium.

-Prince Albert, it's his fault.

-Yes, exactly.

It is, indeed.

-As we discovered last time, you are a personal injury lawyer.

-I am, yes.

I still haven't had that cheque through, by the way.

I know, I did... We'll talk afterwards, we'll talk afterwards. But, yes, fingers crossed.

What are your hobbies, Andrea?

Looking after my allotment.

I've also got two Norfolk terriers, Alfie and Bertie.

-We're going to get Norfolk terriers!

-Are you?

-Love Norfolk terriers.

-Fantastic little dogs.

-What sort of age are they?

-I've got one who's two,

-and my baby is ten months.

-Lovely.

-Gorgeous.

-Now, France, how are we feeling about France?

-OK.

I know a few of those,

it's just trying to judge which one is going to be the fewest points.

So, erm, let's go for...

-Lille.

-Lille, says Andrea.

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

It's right. Well, 17 is our high score at this point,

4 our low.

45! For Lille.

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-Andrea, it's gone all Prince Albert on you again.

-I know.

I can't believe it. 45 for Lille!

What's Lille done to put it's... literally, on the map.

I think... The Eurostar goes there, doesn't it,

so people know Lille quite well.

It gets its name, it was originally L'Isle, as in "the island",

because it was in a branch between two rivers.

Thanks very much, Richard.

-Shirley, lovely to have you here. What do you do, Shirley?

-I'm a housewife.

-Where are you from?

-Orpington, in Kent.

-You said Orpington Cricket Club.

-That was nice and specific.

-Well, that's where we met.

-We were friends from the club.

-I see. What's your role in the club?

-I'm a first-team scorer.

-Very good.

-Didn't do the teas, I do the scores.

-No, do the scoring, much better, much better.

-All on your own, in your little box over there.

-Oh, yes.

-Very nice.

And what are your hobbies, aside from the cricket?

A little bit of gardening, singing. I belong to a rock choir.

-How big is your rock choir?

-About 150 members.

Blimey, that is huge!

-And how often do you sing together?

-Every Monday evening.

-That's nice.

-A really good singsong.

-It is good fun.

-Very good. OK, Shirley...

La France.

Well, there are a couple I already know.

And I'm a big Jonny Wilkinson fan, so I'm going to go for Toulon.

Toulon, says Shirley. Let's see if that is right,

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

-11.

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Second lowest score of the round, so far. Don't worry.

Yeah, there's Toulon, France's principle naval base

and, as you say, also very, very well known for rugby union.

Thank you very much, Richard. We are halfway through the round.

Let's look at the scores. 4 the best score of that pass. Well done, Anne.

Sets you up in very good stead.

Then up to 11, where we find Shirley and Brian. Up to 17,

James and Davide. And then 45.

I just don't know what's going on, I'm sorry. Lille.

Erin, it's over to you. It can't just be good, it's got to be exceptional.

-It's got to be outstanding.

-Exactly. It's got to be awesome.

Best of luck. We are going to come back down the line, can the second players step up to the podium?

So, remember, we are looking for the French towns or cities shown on this map.

Brian, a warm welcome to you. What do you do down in Orpington?

With Shirley, I'm in Orpington Cricket Club.

I'm a part-time umpire, part-time player

and a regular social member.

How good is your cricket?

Let me put it this way, do your team prefer it when you umpire

or when you are playing?

-Oh, umpiring, definitely.

-OK.

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And aside from that, what else do you get up to, Brian?

I enjoy most sports. Watching football.

I play in a darts league in central London. And...

-I like reading autobiographies.

-Excellent.

Now, how many times have you been to France? I don't mean how many times.

Have you been to France often enough to feel comfortable

with this map?

I think I know one or two of them.

I'm going to have a go at OS,

-and I think that is Orleans.

-Orleans.

Orleans. OK. You are on 11, the high-scorers on 45, Erin and Andrea.

You want to be scoring 33 or less, that's what that looks like, there's your red line.

Get below that, you're in Round Two.

It's right.

You're in Round Two, very well done indeed. Down it goes, 12.

23, your total, well done, Brian.

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Well played, Brian. Good answer. New Orleans, in the States, is not named after Orleans, but it is

sort of indirectly because it is named after the Duke of Orleans.

Philippe II.

-Now, Erin.

-Hello.

You know what you have to do here, Erin.

-Remind us what you do, Erin.

-I'm training to be an opera singer.

-That is going to be fun, isn't it?

-Yes.

So, what's your goal, what is your dream?

Where would you like to go when you finish your training.

-Royal Northern, you're going?

-Yeah, to the Royal Northern.

I have a lot of roles that I'd really like to play,

-but the ultimate goal, I'd love to be a dame one day.

-OK. That's good.

I thought you were going to say I'd like to go to La Scala,

-but no, straight to the chase.

-Really go to the top, yes.

You could be a dame. A dame of opera.

Oh, I thought you meant like pantomime...

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-More like Dame Kiri, is what I had in mind.

-OK.

I saw her in Aladdin, she's terrific.

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Now, Erin, there you are, you are on 45, you are the high scorers. We need a low score.

I think I know a few, but I'm going to go for one...

having just read a book about Matilda of Normandy.

-I'm going to go for Bayeux.

-OK, Bayeux.

Let's see if that's right,

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

No red line for you, because you are the high-scorers.

-Oh!

-Oh, no.

-I think you are a long way from Kansas there.

-Oh, no.

I'm afraid not Bayeux.

Sorry, that's an incorrect answer. Scores you 100 points,

takes your total up to 145.

Yes, doesn't quite fit any of those, I'm afraid.

Almost fits a couple of them, but not quite.

OK, thanks very much, indeed. Now, Tracey, welcome to the show.

It's lovely to have you here. What do you do?

I know what you do! I know what you do. Even before you give the answer.

-So, how is it in the office now Anne's gone?

-I miss her.

-And how long have you been there?

-I've been there since 1999.

Excellent. So you've seen a good few generations through there.

Generations of students. Excellent. What are your hobbies, Tracey?

I... Obviously, I like to go to the cinema.

-I like to eat out, I like to spend time with my boys and with my family.

-Lovely.

Listen, you're through to the next round. It doesn't matter what you score,

partly thanks to Anne's lovely low score, but also largely owing to Erin and Andrea's

very high score, of 145.

But what are you going to go for on that map?

I think I'm going to go for Le Havre.

Le Havre. Le Havre.

Let's see if that's right. No red line, you're through.

Let's see how many people said Le Havre.

It's right.

34.

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-Takes your total up to 38.

Yes, in the upper Normandy region of France, there it is.

Means "the haven", Le Havre.

-Thanks, Richard. Davide.

-Hi.

-Welcome.

-Thank you very much.

-What do you do, Davide?

-I'm also an actor, as well.

-And, of course, you were in the same year at drama school.

-Yes.

Have you been in productions together?

-Obviously at drama school, I'm sure you were, but since.

-We have.

Professionally, I don't think we have, or am I forgetting something?

-I don't think so.

-No, no. No, we haven't.

But you do theatre, really.

It... Yeah. It's been more theatre than film and TV.

But theatre and film, sort of, go very well together,

whereas TV is in a bit of a bubble of its own. With a few exceptions.

Yeah, I mean, there's a big difference between...

I think film and TV and theatre, there's a huge difference, I think.

I think my preference would actually be for theatre, but...

If anybody wants to give me work, I'm more than happy to say yes.

-His agent's details appear now if you press the red button.

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Listen, it doesn't matter what you score, you're already through to the next round,

but if you fancy, you could do a bit of a mop up.

Tell us some of the salient points on the map,

-and then pick which one you want to submit.

-OK. There's a couple.

There's obviously Paris and Dijon. Lyon.

Nice. Toulouse. Um...

But I reckon

I'm probably going to go for...Montpellier.

Montpellier, says Davide. Montpellier.

There's no red line, as you're through,

but let's see how many people said Montpellier.

Well, it's right.

Down it goes, still going down, look at that. Montpellier, what a great score - 6!

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The second best till last.

-Takes your total up to 23.

-Yes, very good answer.

One of southern France's few cities without

a Roman heritage, Montpellier. There's no pointless answers.

Actually, the best answer in the whole round is Grenoble.

So, very well played. Terrific answer. 4 points for that.

And then the next best answer is Montpellier.

Would have scored 6, as we know. And Limoges also scored 6.

Looking at those other ones there,

you would have got 8 points for Le Mans. That's a good answer.

Nantes would have scored you 10.

You'd have got 14 for Strasbourg, 14 for Perpignan.

You would have got 16 for Dijon. You would have got 19 for Cherbourg.

29 for Toulouse.

You'd have got 53 for Lyon. Now, it's not Bayeux, it's Bordeaux, I'm afraid.

Big scorer, though, it would have scored you 54. Nice, 55.

And the top scorer there is Paris, which scored 87.

Thanks very much, indeed, Richard.

At the end of our first round, the pair heading home,

with their high score of 145, I'm sorry,

Erin and Andrea, it is you.

-For the second time.

-I know.

-This is too little.

We have seen hardly anything of you.

It's absurd. But it's been lovely having you on both shows.

And we have to send you on your way. Good luck, Erin, with the singing.

-Thank you.

-And thanks very much for playing. Erin and Andrea

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

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Three pairs remain. At the end of this round, we have to say goodbye to another,

in time for our head-to-head round.

Shirley, Brian, Davide and James, identical scores.

So, very, very well done. You're our low scorers.

Tracey and Anne, a little bit higher than them, but best of luck to all three pairs.

Our category for Round Two today is...

Sports Stars. Can you decide in your pairs who's going to go first, who's going to go second?

And who ever is going first, please step up to the podium.

OK. And the question concerns...

-Sports Stars In Films. Richard.

-We're going to give you the names of six films on each pass.

And then tell you the initials of a sports star who acted in that film.

We'll also tell you what sports they play. Just need you to tell us the name of the sports star.

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

Thanks very much. So we are looking for the sports stars who appeared in these films

and here's our first board of six.

We have got...

-James, over to you.

-Oh.

I'm going to go for Haywire.

It's Gina Carano.

Gina Carano, says James. Let's see if that's right for Haywire,

let's see how many people said Gina Carano.

It's right.

Good answer, look at that. It's 1!

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-1 for Gina Carano.

Very good answer indeed, James.

That's a terrific answer, James. Very well played.

It's a Steven Soderbergh film. Michael Douglas is also in it.

Thanks very much indeed. Now, Anne.

Yes. I can't come up with anything half as good as that.

-So I'm going to go for The Hangover, Mike Tyson.

-Mike Tyson, says Anne.

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

47 for Mike Tyson.

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Yeah, not a bad answer. Mike Tyson is not half as good as the other answer.

It's 47 times worse than the first answer,

but that's quite hard not to be, with 1 on that first podium.

Thanks, Rich. Now, Brian.

This board is all yours, Brian.

Do you want to talk us through it and fill in the blanks?

I know a couple of them. Um...

I know the top one is Hulk Hogan.

And the third one is Vinnie Jones.

Um...

I can't recall the other two, so I'm going to go for...

um...

-..Rock III, Hulk Hogan.

-Hulk Hogan, says Brian.

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

It's right.

Well, 47's our highest score at this point,

you've passed that...

32.

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Well played, Brian. Yeah, he plays a character called Thunderlips

who challenges Rocky to a wrestling match. Why wouldn't you?

You're right about Vinnie Jones,

but you picked the right one, cos it would have scored more points.

Vinnie Jones would have scored 64.

The Bathing Beauty is, as I'm sure lots of people know, Esther Williams.

That would have scored you 13

and the American football player who played Hightower was Bubba Smith.

He would have scored 23.

Very well done, if you got that.

Thanks very much indeed, we're halfway through the round.

Let's take a look at those scores. One, James, very well done.

That puts you and Davide right at the top of the table.

Then, up to 32, where we find Brian and Shirley

and then to 47, Anne and Tracey. You're not way ahead, actually.

Tracey, a nice low-scoring answer from you

might just keep you in the game. Best of luck with that.

We're going to come back down the line,

can the second players please step up to the podium.

OK, we're going to put six more films up on the board.

Here they are.

I'll read those all one last time.

Shirley, it's over to you.

OK. Erm...

-Shall I risk...

-You want to score 14 or less.

Yeah, shall I risk it or...

OK.

Erm, I'm going to go for the top one, Elizabeth,

and Eric Cantona.

Eric Cantona, says Shirley.

Here's your Red Line. Get below that with Eric Cantona

and you're definitely in the next round.

Let's see, is it right? How many people said it, if it is?

It is right.

-Ooh.

-39 for Eric Cantona.

-OK.

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71, your total. It might be enough to keep you in.

Yeah, a pretty big score for Eric Cantona,

Monsieur De Foi, he plays in that film.

-De Foix.

-Oui.

Now then, Tracey...

Well, there's one I'm looking at

and I'm just too afraid to do it, cos I think I might have it wrong.

Well, listen, you have to score 23 or less.

I don't know if that increases or reduces the pressure, but...

I'm going to go Way Of The Dragon

and say Chuck Norris.

Chuck Norris, Chuck Norris.

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

There's your Red Line.

It's right.

Well done, you're through.

-Eight.

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55, your total.

Great answer, Tracey, very well played.

Yeah, he founded his own school of martial arts, Chuck Norris.

-Did he?

-He did.

Got a very good OFSTED inspection.

-Yes, yup.

-LAUGHTER

Thanks very much indeed, Richard.

Davide.

Now, look, it's fine. All you have to do is score 69 or less

and you're through to the head-to-head.

Do you want to talk us through that board and fill in the blanks for us?

Yeah, erm...

OK, so Space Jam is Michael Jordan.

The Terminator is obviously the incomparable

Arnold Schwarzenegger.

HE SIGHS

I don't know the bottom one.

The Rocky one, I think it's Carl Weathers...

but I just never...

I didn't know him to be a football player beforehand.

OK, I'm going to say Carl Weathers. I'm going to do it.

Carl Weathers.

There is your Red Line. Get below that with Carl Weathers

and you are in the head-to-head.

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

It's right. Well done, Davide.

There you are,

through you go to the head-to-head.

-Two.

-Whey!

What about that?

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Three is your total.

That is incredibly impressive.

Yeah, he only briefly played NFL football, Carl Weathers,

but it's definitely the right answer

and you got the best answer on both boards on podium one.

Very well played.

You're right about Arnie.

Actually, it would have seen you through as well.

All the answers you knew would have seen you through,

55 for Schwarzenegger, but it would have been less show-offy,

-so I think you did the right thing.

-Exactly...

Space Jam is Michael Jordan

and he would have scored you 44 and the last one,

better known as The Rock, Dwayne Johnson.

13 points for that.

Thanks very much. So, at the end of our second round,

the pair who are heading home with their high-ish score of 71 -

it's not that high - but I'm afraid it's you, Shirley and Brian.

-Never mind.

-Nothing wrong with either of the answers,

perfectly good but, yes, I'm afraid we have to say goodbye.

We'll see you again next time. Look forward to that very much indeed

-but, Shirley and Brian, thanks very much for playing.

-Thanks.

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But for the remaining two pairs, it's now time for the head-to-head.

Congratulations, Davide and James, Tracey and Anne.

You're now one step closer to the final

and the chance to play for our jackpot

which currently stands at £1,000.

Well, Davide and James,

what a performance you've put on today for us.

-Thank you very much.

-Very good, particularly in that last round,

a total of just three.

Ridiculously low scores.

Tracey and Anne, very well done, indeed, to you.

I mean, it makes a difference.

I always think once you've got to this stage, you can then chat

before you give your answers.

-A bit of a relief.

-Yes.

-I think these guys are going to take some beating, that's all I'm saying.

-I think you're right.

Very, very best of luck. Let's play the head-to-head.

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

The UK citizenship test. Richard.

Yeah, we're going to show you five sample questions

from the UK citizenship test.

Can you give us the most obscure answer? Good luck.

Thanks very much indeed.

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

We have got...

I'll read those all one last time.

Davide and James, you've been our low scorers throughout

so you will go first.

I know number one...

(Quiet, quiet.

(Number one is Boadicea...

(And then, I know...)

OK.

Yeah, the date of St George's Day is 23 April.

23 April.

23 April, St George's Day.

Now, Tracey and Anne,

do you want to talk us through the rest of the board

and see how much of it you can answer.

Yeah. The name of the tribal leader,

Queen of the Iceni, who fought against Roman rule

-is Boudica or Boadicea, depending on how you pronounce it.

-Yeah.

Er, what you think about the policing one?

-No.

-No, I don't know that one.

I'm not sure about the minimum age

at which you can be called for jury service.

-I think it might be...

-21.

-21, I think.

-Do you want to go for the top?

-Yeah, we have to.

Yeah, We'll just play it safe. We'll go for Boudica.

OK, Boudica, say Tracey and Anne.

We have 23 April and we have Boudica.

Davide and James say 23 April for St George's Day.

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

It's right.

-31.

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31 for 23 April.

Now, Tracey and Anne have gone for Boudica, the Queen of the Iceni.

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

It's right.

63 for Boudica.

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Well done, Davide and James. After one question, you're up 1-0.

Yeah, well played.

That second one would have won it for you actually, the PCSO.

It's a police community support officer.

That would have scored you 26.

The year in which the Civil War began was 1642.

That would have scored you 7

and the minimum age is 18.

That would have scored you 67.

I'm glad I'm already a resident.

-LAUGHTER

-Yeah, yeah.

-Blimey.

-I'd never get through that.

Thanks very much indeed. OK, here comes your second question.

Tracey and Anne, you get to answer it first

but you have to win it to stay in, so best of luck.

It concerns...

Pop music television programmes. Richard.

We're going to show you the names of five UK television programmes that featured pop music.

We're going to give you the first letters of their names. Tell us what they are, please.

OK, thanks. Let's reveal our five sets of letters

and here they are...

I'll read those again.

Tracey and Anne, you will go first.

(Shall we go for the top one?

(Do you know?

(Ready Steady Go!

(is the bottom one...

-(Will we go for that one?

-Yeah...

-(No, the bottom one...

-Yeah.

-Yeah.)

We're going to go for the bottom one, Ready Steady Go!

Ready Steady Go!, say Tracey and Anne.

Now, Davide and James,

do you want to talk us through the rest of the board?

Well...

THEY LAUGH

-..we know that one.

-Yeah.

-Alas, and we know...

-Obviously, Top Of The Pops.

..Top Of The Pops, we believe is the third one.

I don't know, maybe Toi Toi is the top on?

It's an operatic phrase, isn't it, meaning good luck, I think.

Yeah, but isn't that the same word repeated twice

-and the second word's got an extra letter...

-Oh, yeah, you're right.

Basically, we're a little bit stumped.

We would probably have to go for Top Of The Pops...

-Top Of The Pops.

-..which is the third one down.

OK, Top Of The Pops.

We have Ready Steady Go!, we have Top Of The Pops.

Tracey and Anne said Ready Steady Go!,

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

It is right.

-Well done, 33.

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Davide and James, meanwhile, have gone for Top Of The Pops.

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

It is right...

-Ooh.

-Ha!

Ooh, yep, 94.

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-Yep, it was close.

-Well done, Tracey and Anne.

That's exactly what you needed, you're back in the game.

-After two questions, it's 1-1.

-That was a big score.

Yeah, you were getting there with the first two, it is The Something.

-It's...

-The Tube.

-The Tube, yeah.

17 points for that and it is From The Something as well.

It's From The Basement.

It's a pointless answer, it's a Sky Arts show.

The other one, Tony Wilson used to present it,

lots of punk...

-So It Goes.

-So It Goes, yeah.

2 points for that. Very well done, if you said that.

Thanks very much indeed. OK, here comes your third question.

Whoever wins this one goes through to the final

and plays for that jackpot. Best of luck to both pairs.

It concerns...

US vice presidents. Richard.

So, we're going to show you five pictures now of US vice presidents

and you need to identify them.

The team that does is going through to the jackpot round. Good luck.

OK, let's reveal our vice presidents and here they come...

There you go, five "veeps".

Davide and James, you will go first.

(I know A, C and D but...

-(I think maybe D is...

-OK.)

I'm going to go with D

and say Dick Cheney.

Dick Cheney. Dick Cheney for D.

So, Tracey and Anne, over to you.

Do you want to talk us through that board if you can.

Our go is A.

I'm not sure who B is. Any ideas?

-No.

-No. C is Richard Nixon.

Er, Anne has an idea about E...

-I think it might be Grover Cleveland.

-Grover Cleveland.

-I'm not sure.

-Shall we...

-Shall we have a punt?

Yeah, we'll have a punt. Yeah, we're going to go for Grover Cleveland.

Grover Cleveland, Grover Cleveland.

So, we have Dick Cheney versus Grover Cleveland.

Davide and James have said Dick Cheney for D.

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

-Dick Cheney.

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And meanwhile,

Tracey and Anne have gone for Grover Cleveland.

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

Oh, I'm sorry.

I'm afraid an incorrect answer which means, Davide and James,

after three questions, you are through to the final, 2-1.

Yeah, you had to take a punt.

The answers that you knew were too high-scoring

so it's a good answer, Dick Cheney.

I think everybody knew Al Gore, who was A.

That would have scored you 21 points.

I have to say, hats off to the one member of our 100

who knew that B is the vice president to Ulysses S Grant,

Schuyler Colfax.

-Very well played.

-Wow.

C is Richard Nixon, biggest scorer though.

D is not Grover Cleveland, it is a president though,

-it's Theodore Roosevelt.

-Oh, him!

-Ah.

Six points.

There we are.

Thanks very much indeed, Richard.

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

I'm afraid it's Tracey and Anne.

I'm so sorry. You've done so well, though.

Right through to the head-to-head.

The good news is we get to see you again next time.

We'll look forward to that very much indeed. In the meantime,

-thanks very much, Tracey and Anne.

-APPLAUSE

-Well done.

-Really nice to meet you.

But for Davide and James,

it's now time for our Pointless final.

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Congratulations, Davide and James.

You've fought off all the competition

and you've won our coveted Pointless trophy.

-Yay.

-Yes.

You now have a chance to win our Pointless jackpot.

At the end of today's show, the jackpot stands at £1,000.

Well, how fantastic. I mean, you haven't...

Actually, no, you've put one foot wrong. Top Of The Pops,

-that was your only...

-Big score, yeah.

-Yeah, that was...

-Yeah.

I think, with a little time, you'd have worked out

some of those other ones. The Tube!

-I don't know...

-And From The Basement.

-Yeah.

As soon as Richard said it, I was, like, "Obviously,

"why would I not say From The Basement?"

Well, there we are. Listen, you ended up here.

You get to choose your category

from the four that we put up on the board.

Let's hope there's something up there you like the look of.

Today, we've got...

Yeah...

-Roaring Twenties, I mean...

-No.

..no. British thriller writers,

-no.

-No, erm...

David Bowie, he's great, obviously.

I don't know if I can remember all the albums

-but actor turned director...

-It has to be actors.

OK, actors turned director.

Yeah, custom-made for you. I think you might like the questions as well.

We're looking for any feature film made for cinema release

up to April 2014 that was directed by...

So, any feature film made for cinema release,

for which any of those three is credited as director

according to IMDB. Very, very best of luck.

OK. Now, as always,

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

All you need to win that jackpot of £1,000,

-just one of them has to be pointless. Are you ready?

-Yes.

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

There they are, your time starts now.

-OK.

-OK.

(Robert Redford directed a film no-one saw, called Lions For Lambs.)

-Brilliant. Good, let's say that.

-Oh, we can talk out loud, can't we?

-Yeah.

-Films directed by Clint Eastwood...

Hereafter was a film that he directed...

Obviously, Million Dollar Baby is the obvious one.

Yeah, I wouldn't go for that.

Er, Sydney Pollack, he directed some great films.

The Interpreter is a film he directed that won...

-OK.

-Maybe they're a bit modern.

What was the name of the Clint Eastwood movie where he lives next door to that...

-Gran Torino...

-Gran Torino.

..but we could go for something like Play Misty For me,

-which is one of his earliest ones...

-True.

..or, like, Sudden Impact - like, a random Harry whatever...

-OK.

-..Dirty Harry film.

-I would say Lions For Lambs, Robert Redford.

-Yeah.

I would say...

Play Misty For Me sounds like...

-The Interpreter by Sydney Pollack...

-OK.

-..cos no-one really watched it

and Clint Eastwood, I would say Hereafter for the same reason

but maybe they're all a bit modern, I don't know.

Well, we've got ten seconds left

so we can probably think of anything more. If not...

Clint Eastwood, I mean... You know, his films are all really popular

but no-one really watched Hereafter.

He shot it here and people said it was rubbish. OK.

OK, that's your time.

-With all respect to Mr Eastwood, if he's watching.

-I know he watches.

Let's have your three answers.

Right, so, the Sydney Pollack, we're going to say...

The Interpreter.

The Interpreter.

-And then Clint Eastwood...

-Was...

-What did I just say?

-Hereafter.

-Hereafter.

Hereafter.

I do hope that's right now...

and Robert Redford, Lions For Lambs.

Lions For Lambs. Now, of those three, which is your best shot

at a pointless answer, do you think?

-I would say Lions For Lambs.

-Best shot, Lions For Lambs, yes.

-Lions For Lambs, we'll put last.

-Yeah.

Least likely to be pointless?

The Interpreter, maybe.

-The Interpreter, we'll put first.

-Yeah.

OK, let's pop those up on the board in that order. Here they are.

We've got The Interpreter,

Hereafter,

Lions For Lambs. Very, very best of luck. Only one of them

has to be pointless and I think all three of them look pretty good

from where I'm standing. I'd say that's a good board of answers.

Let's say one of them is pointless and wins you that 1,000 quid,

what would you do with it, Davide?

I'm trekking Mount Kilimanjaro this June.

It's for an autistic charity based up in North London

and they can always use some more money. I can always use some more

money for kit so I think it's going to go towards that, I guess.

Excellent. James?

I'm not so good a person as Davide,

so I'll probably spend it on myself.

I don't know...

-I've got some bookshelves I've been meaning to build.

-True, you do.

-There you go.

-I just haven't had the money, so I'll probably

build some bookshelves, not myself.

-Oh, I see.

-Pay someone to build the bookshelves.

-Well, that's good.

-That's a very good thing to do. Excellent.

-Good answer.

Good answer, well, two very good answers there, to be honest.

OK, the first answer was The Interpreter.

Let's find out if it's right, let's find out if it's pointless.

In this case, obviously, we're looking for Sydney Pollack films.

If it is right and pointless, you'll win £1,000.

It's right.

So, if this goes all the way down to 0, as I say,

you will leave here with £1,000.

The Interpreter,

now going down through the teens

into single figures.

Still going down. Down it goes,

still going...

-Oh!

-APPLAUSE

-Wow.

-What a first answer.

We may have got them in the wrong order, so...

It might be all downhill from here.

Who cares? That's a great answer, a brilliant answer.

A lovely low score. Sadly, not a pointless answer.

Only two more shots at today's jackpot.

Your second answer was Hereafter.

In this case, we were looking for Clint Eastwood films.

You're pretty sure it's a Clint Eastwood film?

Well, in my head it was

and then I said it and, then, I started to doubt.

Let's find out. If it's right, it then has to be pointless.

If it's pointless, it'll win you £1,000.

How many people said Hereafter?

It's right.

Well, your first answer, The Interpreter,

took us all the way down to 1.

Hereafter now takes us down through the teens.

We're back into single figures.

Down it goes, still going down...

You've done it. Very well done. That is superb.

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Very well done. Absolutely brilliant job.

-Thank you.

-Thank you.

-Fantastic.

Oh, that's good.

-Well done.

-God.

Well, congratulations.

Hereafter, as it turns out, was a pointless answer

which means you go home with that jackpot of £1,000.

-Absolutely superb.

-APPLAUSE

Yeah, lovely category. I mean, you've been terrific throughout

so I'm sure you would have handled all sorts, but a great category.

Your other answer, Lions For Lambs, also 1 point.

-Ooh. So, you had two one-pointers there and one pointless answer.

-Wow!

But, yeah, Hereafter, a terrific answer - Matt Damon, from 2010

and Peter Morgan, who wrote The Queen and lots of other things,

he wrote it as well, but it has been very quickly forgotten.

Now, let's take a look at some other forgotten films.

There's lots of answers on some of these lists.

For Clint Eastwood - Changeling, Invictus is a pointless answer.

J Edgar, there, Sudden Impact,

which you also mentioned during your 60 seconds.

You could have had A Perfect World, Absolute Power, Bird,

you could have had Flags Of Our Fathers, Heartbreak Ridge,

High Plains Drifter, Letters From Iwo Jima,

Midnight In The Garden Of Good And Evil.

Space Cowboys is a pointless answer,

The Eiger Sanction, The Gauntlet, The Rookie...

Lots of pointless answers for Clint.

Far fewer for Robert Redford. Just the three in fact.

You could have had The Conspirator,

The Legend Of Bagger Vance, which he made with Will Smith

and you could have had The Milagro Beanfield War.

For Sydney Pollack,

you could have had The Way We Were, The Yakuza,

They Shoot Horses, Don't They? was a pointless answer

and Three Days Of The Condor.

I hope you got a pointless answer at home.

Congratulations for getting one in the studio.

Thanks very much. Well, thanks once again to our winning players

Davide and James, who go away with today's jackpot of £1,000.

Very well done.

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Join us next time,

when we'll be putting more obscure knowledge to the test on Pointless.

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

-Goodbye.

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

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