Episode 11 Pointless

-APPLAUSE

-Thank you very much. Hello. I'm Alexander Armstrong,

and welcome to Pointless, the quiz where the aim of the game is to score as few points as you can,

and to do that, you need to come up with the answers no-one else could think of. Let's meet the players.

First off, we welcome Diane and Paula. You are our first pair on the show.

-How do you two know each other?

-We work together.

We work together at a college in West Notts.

West Notts? What do you do in the college, Diane?

We look after the students and make sure they get all the resources

that they need, resolve any IT issues that they may have, software-wise and stuff.

You look after them from the minute they arrive...

Yeah. Till the minute they leave.

-Yes.

-Shedding a tear at the end, or hanging up bunting?

-Yeah!

-Bunting!

-Having cake.

-What are you hoping's going to come up, Paula?

-I'm hoping for some literature questions.

-Good.

-Some Harry Potter questions.

-Oh, Harry Potter? Very good.

-And those are rabbits on your jumper there, I've just spotted.

-They are indeed.

Are you a rabbit fan?

-I've just got a lot of clothing with small animals on it.

-"Pictures of"?

-Yes.

-Good. Phew!

-Not actual, like, guinea pigs on it!

Well, it could be moths, mice... Are you going to wear a different animal top for the next show?

I also have a fox jumper and a dog dress, so...

-"A dog dress"?!

-..there is a chance.

-I'm voting for the dog dress.

-Yeah.

Is it a dog costume or just a dress with some dogs on it?

-It's got pugs on it.

-Oh, I see.

-Diane, Harry Potter for you, or are you going to leave that to Paula?

-No way! I wouldn't have a clue.

This is good teamwork. You're covering different areas. Diane, what's going to be good for you?

-Soaps, I think.

-Soaps.

-'80s music, probably.

-Very good. Well, lovely to have you here. Welcome to the show.

Next, we welcome Nathan and Damian. How do you two know each other?

We are brothers. He is four years and one week older than me.

"Four years and one week"?

-That one week.

-It's important.

-Oh, very, very important.

-Was he a good older brother, Damian?

-No.

-Really?

-No.

-Damian, what do you do?

-I'm a doorman.

-A doorman?

-Freelance, really.

-Any door? You'll take any door?

-Absolutely.

Very good. Nathan, how about you?

-I'm a forensic scientist.

-Damian, what are you hoping's going to come up this afternoon?

-Crisps.

-LAUGHTER

OK. Do you specialise within Crisps?

I'm quite intrigued by the sibling rivalry of Quavers and Wotsits.

-LAUGHTER

-The Wotsit's more inferior cos of his orange colour,

compared to his paler yellow brother, the Quaver.

-OK.

-It's a war.

-Crisps -

we have Crisps quite a lot. They come up a lot on this show.

-Yeah, an awful lot. In fact, the last show was a crisps special(!)

-No!

"Crisps special" is hard to say!

-Isn't it?

-Try that at home - "crisps special".

Very good. Nathan, what would you like to see come up?

-I wouldn't mind a bit of science.

-Science?

-Yeah, that would be good.

-With heavy emphasis on the forensics?

-Yeah, really!

-Any other areas?

-Zoology, biology kind of areas.

-Very good.

-And a bit of food and drink as well.

Best of luck. Lovely to have you here.

Next, we welcome back Gavin and Heather. You were on last time -

everyone gets two shots to reach the Pointless final. This is your second chance. Remind us what happened.

-We went out in the first round.

-You did.

-Yes.

A very tough first round - the designs on the euro coins.

Remind us how you know each other.

We met on an internet dating website about five years ago.

-Almost five years ago.

-Almost five years ago.

-Gavin, what would you like to see come up?

-Well, I'm particularly fond of the golden age of Hollywood.

I like old films and old music,

anything that fits within that genre would pretty much suit me.

Very good. Oh, well, I would like to think you'd be very much at home on Pointless,

and then we go and chuck you Euro coins. I'm sorry! I can only apologise.

Heather, what about you?

Again, probably music and films to come up, and Harry Potter NOT to come up!

OK. Harry Potter not to come up. Pretty much every show someone says Harry Potter now.

It's got to that stage.

I think we'll just have to have a "no Harry Potter" rule. There we are.

The very best of luck. And finally, we've got Praveen and Alexander. How do you know each other?

Well, we met on the very first day of university

in halls of residence. That was probably the most terrifying day of my life.

But then you came out of your room and you met Praveen.

I met Praveen very quickly and we quickly bonded over such ultra-cool subjects

as the BBC series Merlin,

-and we quickly got together.

-Quick friends.

-Are you fiercely competitive?

-Oh, yeah. I'm insanely competitive.

-I'm the opposite, which probably won't work well.

-Oh, really? It could be the perfect formula.

What are you hoping's going to come up, Alexander?

Well, anything to do with film or television, and I could probably do sport,

but something to do with The Simpsons would be outstanding.

-Praveen, how about you?

-Uh...Harry Potter.

-LAUGHTER

-There we are! It had to come up again.

-I've read the books over 20 times.

-What? All of them?

-All of them, 20 times each.

-Wow! What are you reading at university, Praveen?

-Mathematics.

-OK, mathematics.

-I thought he was going to say "Harry Potter" then!

Clearly! And what about you, Alexander?

-Politics.

-Politics? Well, there are two obvious subjects for you to answer this afternoon.

As you can tell, we're the coolest team here.

-You are the coolest team.

-We're not nerds at all(!)

-You know, absolutely not.

-Not at all.

-Nothing wrong with nerds, my friend.

-LAUGHTER

-It's lovely to have you here, Praveen and Alexander.

Enjoy the show. We'll be finding out more about all of you throughout the show.

There's only one person left for me to introduce -

-he's the school teacher you wish you'd had. He's my Pointless friend, he's Richard.

-Aw! Hiya, hello.

That's quite a nice introduction for once!

-They're always nice! I mean, they're a bit weird, but they're nice.

-Sometimes not so much.

-Really?

-Oh, I'm sorry. I don't mean them.

-Sometimes they're a little bit hurtful.

-Really? A bit barbed?

-RICHARD PRETENDS TO SOB It's OK, though.

-Is it?

-Yeah.

-Oh, Richard, you should say.

No, I liked that introduction. It was very nice.

You're teaching's loss.

It's a very tough show to read today. We've only got one returning pair, that's Gavin and Heather,

who were knocked out very early last time. I would suggest that anybody who gets knocked out on this show,

rather than walking off, we get Damian to throw them off.

-Aw, please, can we?!

-And if Damian gets knocked out, Praveen, that's your job.

LAUGHTER

We've got some good pairs. It's going to be even more interesting

cos Round One is about Harry Potter and crisps. LAUGHTER

Thank you very much, Richard. All our questions have been put to 100 people before the show.

We're looking for the obscure answers they didn't get. To have the chance of winning our jackpot,

all our players need to do is score as few points as they can.

What everyone is trying to do is find a Pointless answer - that's an answer

that none of our 100 people gave. Every time that happens,

we will add £250 to the jackpot.

Jay and Rob won the jackpot last time, so today's jackpot starts off at £1,000.

There it is.

Right, let's play Pointless.

OK, in this first round,

each of you must give me one answer and you cannot confer.

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

If you give me an incorrect answer, you will score the maximum of 100 points,

so try and avoid those. Our first category this afternoon is...

Olympians.

Can you 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 members of Team GB

with two or more Olympic gold medals as they could. Richard?

We're looking for any member of the Great Britain and Northern Ireland team who has won two or more

Olympic gold medals in summer Olympics, post-war.

So that's any Olympics between 1948 and 2008.

-Anyone who's won two or more gold medals at a summer Olympics, please.

-Thank you, Richard.

Diane and Paula, you all drew lots before the show, and this afternoon,

you get to go first. So, Diane, is this good for you?

No!

-No, not at all.

-It's quite tough. Have you any ideas?

-Here's fun.

-No.

I'm going to say Fatima Whitbread.

"Fatima Whitbread" says Diane. Fatima Whitbread.

OK, let's see if that's right, and if it is,

let's see how many people said Fatima Whitbread. Good luck, Diane.

Ooh, bad luck!

An incorrect answer, I'm afraid, which means you score

the maximum of 100 points.

-Bad luck. Richard?

-That's not a nice way to start your first show.

-No.

Sorry about that.

-No golds for Fatima, no Olympic golds.

-Now, then. Nathan.

We're looking for Great British Olympians who've won two or more gold medals.

Something tells me... Your look tells me

-that you might be good at this.

-I've got a couple,

but I think they're quite popular. But I have to go with them cos I've gone blank. Kelly Holmes.

Kelly Holmes. Let's see if that's right

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

Absolutely right.

Down it goes.

It's still going down, surprisingly, to 12.

APPLAUSE

Not a bad score at all there, Nathan.

12 for Kelly Holmes.

Well played, Nathan. She won the 800m and 1,500m double in 2004.

Very good indeed.

Now then, Heather.

Remember, we're looking for Team GB athletes

-who've won two or more Olympic gold medals.

-Not a good round for me.

But I think

-Chris Hoy won for cycling.

-Chris Hoy?

"Chris Hoy" says Heather. Let's see if that's right and if it is,

how many people said it.

Well done, it's right.

24.

-APPLAUSE

-A good answer.

-Chris Hoy?

-Yes, Sir Chris Hoy -

three golds in 2008.

Now then, Alexander, you sort of said, "Maybe sporting."

-Some sort of sporting interest there. Is this good for you?

-Yeah, I think I've got a few.

I'm going to go with something slightly safer, just cos it's the first answer,

so I'm going to say Rebecca Adlington.

Rebecca Adlington. Let's see if that's right

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

It's right.

Down it goes! 9!

-The best score so far, Alexander.

-APPLAUSE

Very well done with Rebecca Adlington.

She won two golds in 2008

-for the 400m and 800m freestyle.

-Very good.

Well, let's take a look at those scores.

A cracking score from Alexander, there,

so Alexander and Praveen looking pretty strong there on 9.

Then we come up to 12 where we find Nathan and Damian,

then up to 24, Heather and Gavin,

then way up to Diane and Paula on 100. So, Paula,

I'm hoping this is a good subject for you,

cos you're going to have to find a cracking answer

to make sure you stay in the game.

We're going to come back down the line. Can the second players please take their places at the podium?

OK, so we are looking for Great British Olympians

with two or more gold medals. Now, Praveen,

Alexander did brilliantly there. A lovely low score of 9.

The high-scorers are Paula and Diane on 100. So if you can score

90 or less, you are through to the next round.

OK, well, I'm going to play it pretty safe and say Steve Redgrave.

Steve Redgrave.

There's your red line. Let's see if Steve Redgrave

gets you below that red line. Steve Redgrave.

It's right and you are through to the next round.

-16!

-APPLAUSE

16 for Steve Redgrave takes your total up to 25.

-Richard.

-You could afford to play it safe there, Praveen, as you well know.

That's a very low score for Steve Redgrave.

Isn't it? I would imagine he'd be the ultimate.

-Five gold medals, all in consecutive Olympic Games, which is extraordinary.

-Thank you.

Now then, Gavin.

We're looking for

Great British Olympians who've won two or more gold medals.

You're on 24. Paula and Diane are on 100.

If you want to be through to the next round

for sure, you want to score 75 or less with this answer.

We're looking for British Olympians with two or more gold medals.

-Really, really not my thing.

-Really?

Yeah. Sports and myself... Sorry.

But there's a name that came into the back of my head

which hopefully is right and that would be Allan Wells.

"Allan Wells" says Gavin. Here's your red line.

If you get below that red line, Allan Wells will have seen you

through to the next round.

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

Bad luck, Gavin.

I'm afraid that's an incorrect answer,

which takes your total up to 124.

Allan Wells, Richard?

Sorry, Gavin. He won the 100m in Moscow in 1980, but that's his only gold.

So, then, Damian. Remember,

we're looking for British Olympians who've won two or more gold medals.

You are on 12. The high-scorers are now Gavin and Heather

on 124, which means you can't lose,

whatever you say. Even if you're wrong,

-you are still through to the next round, so have a punt.

-I am going to have a stab in the dark

at James Cracknell.

James Cracknell.

We're looking for Great British Olympians with two or more gold medals.

James Cracknell. Let's see if that's right

and if it is, how many people said it. No red line

for you cos you're through whatever happens.

It's right!

I have a hunch this might go a long way down.

Look at that! 1!

-Very, very well done, Damian.

-APPLAUSE

1 takes your total up to 13.

-Richard.

-A great start, Damian.

He won two golds in the coxless fours

in 2000 and 2004.

Now, then. The game is up.

Paula, you are on 100. Gavin and Heather

are the high-scorers on 124.

You have to score 23 or less with this answer to stay in the game.

No pressure or anything(!) Have you any ideas?

It's not a great subject for me,

but I'm going to go with Steve Redgrave's partner,

-Matthew Pinsent.

-Matthew Pinsent. There is your red line.

If you get below this red line, you are through

and we say goodbye to Gavin and Heather.

Is it right? How many people said Matthew Pinsent?

It's right.

You've done it.

Yes!

-13 for Matthew Pinsent.

-APPLAUSE

13 takes your total

up to 113. You are through to the next round. Richard.

Terrific play, Paula.

He's won four golds in consecutive Olympics, Matthew Pinsent.

There's only 19 names on this entire list

who've won two or more gold medals post-war.

Daley Thompson is on it. Bradley Wiggins, Ben Ainslie - they would have won a few points,

but let's look at the Pointless answers.

Andy Holmes, who won two rowing golds -

one of Steve Redgrave's early crews.

Iain Percy's won two sailing golds.

Malcolm Cooper won two shooting golds in '84 and '88.

Richard Meade won equestrian gold.

Rodney Pattison won two sailing golds, '68 and '72.

More sailing golds, Sarah Ayton. Sarah Webb also in sailing.

Shirley Robertson as well, and Steve Williams, another rower.

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

Thank you, Richard.

At the end of the first round, the losing pair with the highest score,

Gavin and Heather.

But Alan Wells was a great answer.

Only one medal away from being correct.

How dare he not win another gold medal?

I had to go back to thinking of watching the Olympics at home with my parents.

That was a tough one. Did you know some of the more obvious ones?

-You don't need to feel too badly robbed by this.

-No.

We feel robbed, cos it's a great shame.

-We have to say bye to you too soon.

-It's been fun.

It's been lovely having you. I'm sorry we haven't seen more of you.

Gavin and Heather, thanks for playing. Great contestants.

APPLAUSE

But for the remaining three pairs, time for Round Two.

Now obviously there's only room for two pairs in the head to head,

one will be leaving us at the end of this round.

Our category for Round Two this afternoon is History.

Can you all decide in your pairs who'll go first and second?

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

Our Round Two question concerns...

Historical Events And Their Years, Richard.

This is one of those classic questions that tests your education.

We're giving you six historical events,

all you have to tell us is the year in which they occurred.

The more obscure ones score you fewer points, an incorrect answer scores 100 points.

-There'll be 12 in all, 12 events to guess.

-Thank you, Richard.

We're looking for the years in which these historical events happened, and we've got...

I'll read those all once more.

So there are our events.

Paula, I would like you to pick one, say which year it happened in,

and you're trying to find the one you think the fewest of our 100 people knew.

I'm going to go for the Great Fire of London, and say 1666.

1666 says Paula, let's see if that's right,

and if it is, how many people knew that.

1666 for the Great Fire of London.

It's right!

49.

APPLAUSE

49 for the Great Fire of London.

-Quite low, isn't it, 49?

-Very low.

Especially if you think we won the World Cup in the same year,

you'd think it'd be much higher.

Nathan, we're looking for the years in which these historical events took place.

There's a couple I've got a vague idea on.

Are there some you know?

-A couple I definitely know.

-Good.

I'm going to go for one I think I know.

Columbus discovers the New World in 1492.

1492.

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

1492 for Columbus.

It's right!

Very well done.

20 points for Columbus.

A very low score, 20.

1492, first landed in the Bahamas,

then went on to land many other places as well.

Thank you, Richard.

Alexander, looking for the years in which these events took place.

You're the last to have this board so feel free to talk us through it.

Fill in all the dates.

I can only name one, the most obvious one,

but it's better to get less than 100.

-I'm going to go with the Norman Conquest and 1066.

-OK.

Let's see if that's better than 100.

1066 says Alexander, is it right,

and how many people knew that answer?

It's correct.

APPLAUSE

Wow.

38 people out of 100 knew that 1066 was the date of the Norman Conquest.

That's extraordinary.

The Great Fire of London's the biggest answer on that board at 49.

Take a look.

Used to be that 1066 was a safe bet for any four-digit code.

There was a more than 50% chance that was it, you typed 1066.

-Exactly. What's your PIN?

-1066.

-Is it?

No, no, it's not!

Decimalisation of UK currency, know the answer to that?

-'71, I'd say.

-Year after we were born. 1971.

27. Original Live Aid concert, '85, would've scored you 18.

On The Origin Of Species first published, best answer on the board.

18...64.

Ooh, 1859. Well done if you said that at home, 2 points.

Thanks, Richard. We're halfway through, let's look at the scores.

Nathan and Damian looking very strong there on 20.

Up to 38 where we find Alexander and Praveen, then up to 49,

Paula and Diane.

Pretty closely grouped, but obviously, Diane, pressure on you.

You've got to find the best answer to stay in for the head-to-head.

OK, coming back down the line. Can second players take their places?

OK, we'll put six more historical events on the board.

Here they come.

I'll read those all one more time.

Remember, looking for the years in which these events took place,

and you're trying to find the one the fewest of our 100 people knew.

Praveen, you're the middling scorers here.

The high scorers are Diane and Paula on 49.

Score 10 or less, you're through to the head-to-head for sure.

There's only one I know for sure, and I'm going to go with it.

World War II begins 1939.

1939, OK.

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

If you get below that you're definitely in the head-to-head.

Let's see if that's right.

It's right.

59!

Our highest score so far, takes your total to 97.

-59, that's a bit more like it.

-It's not really, though!

-That's still nearly half the people not knowing when World War II began.

-Damian.

We're looking for the years in which these events took place.

High scorers are Praveen and Alexander on 97. You're on 20.

If you score 76 or less, through you go to the head-to-head.

What do you think of that board?

I don't like it at all.

It's not crisps, so I'm lost.

I'm going to take a guess

at the Falklands War, 1982.

Falklands War, 1982, your brother thinks that's good.

Let's see if it's right.

Red line, below that, head-to-head.

Good luck. Falklands War, 1982, is it right, how many people said it?

It is right, and you're through to the head-to-head.

Takes your total up to 51.

APPLAUSE

-Richard.

-If you're going to guess, guess well.

Ceasefire was signed 14th June, 1982.

Thank you, Richard. Diane, here's a game.

We're looking for the years in which these historical events took place.

The high scorers are still Praveen and Alexander on 97,

if you score 47 or less, you are through to the next round.

You're the only person left, so talk us through if you like.

The only two I know have gone!

I think I have to go for the Peasants' Revolt, 1842.

1842 for the Peasants' Revolt.

OK, here's your red line, little bit below halfway down.

Below that, the next round. Is it right?

1842 for the Peasants' Revolt.

No! I'm afraid that's an incorrect answer.

Diane, that takes you up to 149,

because it scores you the maximum of 100 points. Richard.

Sorry, Diane, we needed the exact year, no leeway,

and you were just 461 years out.

Sorry. 1381, Peasants' Revolt.

Would've scored you 1 point, would've been a very good answer.

Hillary and Tenzing Conquer Everest was 1953. That would've scored 15.

Battle of Waterloo was 1815, that would've scored you 11 points.

The Gunpowder Plot was 1605, that would've scored you 15 points.

-Well done if you got all those at home, impressive.

-Thank you.

At the end of Round Two, the losing pair with the highest score,

Diane and Paula.

-What went wrong?

-Everything!

-History and Sport.

History and Sport. We should've had rabbits.

You have to wear the dog dress next time and hope for better luck.

Yes, and I want questions on weasels and jam.

Weasels And Jam, isn't that a Cliff Richard song?

-Got to number one for Christmas.

-Let me write that down.

-Weasels and jam.

-Title of my autobiography.

-There we are. Very good.

We look forward to seeing you next time when I hope weasels and jam

come up and we see more of you.

Thanks, meanwhile, Diane and Paula. Great contestants.

For the remaining two pairs, things are about to get even more exciting

as we enter the head-to-head.

Well, many congratulations, Nathan and Damian,

Praveen and Alexander. You are now only one run away from the final

and the chance to win our jackpot, which currently stands at £1,000.

APPLAUSE

Now, obviously, only one pair can play for that money and to decide

which pair it's going to be, you'll now go head-to-head.

For each question, you will be shown five options on the board.

Each pair needs to give just one answer,

but you are allowed to confer.

You have to score less than the other pair to win that question.

The first pair to win two questions will be playing for the jackpot. Let's play head-to-head.

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

..Opera houses and their cities.

-Richard.

-We'll show you five pictures of famous opera houses.

All you've got to do is tell us the city in which they are located.

The most obscure one of those is going to win you the point.

Thank you very much, Richard.

Let's reveal the photographs of our five opera houses, and we've got...

There are our five opera houses.

Now, Nathan and Damian,

you've played best throughout the show so far, so you get to go first.

There are the five opera houses. Find the one you think the fewest

of our 100 people will have recognised.

THEY CONFER

-The only one we know is Sydney.

-D.

-Which is D.

OK, D, Sydney.

D, Sydney.

Praveen and Alexander, you can talk us through all of those

-opera houses if you like.

-Do you have any ideas?

-No, I have no idea.

We'll have to guess one, and cities that would presumably

have opera houses, and so...

Which one? Just pick one.

-Er, Vienna.

-I meant...

-A.

-OK, A and Vienna.

A and Vienna.

And D, Sydney. In the order they were given,

Nathan and Damian said D, Sydney. Let's see if that's right

and if it is, how many people said that answer.

It's right.

I didn't even get to the end of "right." 93.

That's one famous opera house.

Praveen and Alexander have said Vienna, A.

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

No. Bad luck.

An incorrect answer, which means, after one question,

-Nathan and Damian are 1-0 up. Richard.

-Bad luck.

One big answer but let's look at the other four.

A, it's not Vienna.

If you had guessed Paris,

it would have scored you eight points.

B is one you might recognise, the Royal Opera house in London.

That would have scored you 18.

C, very hard - it was a Pointless answer.

It's in Buenos Aires.

Very well done if you said that at home, Buenos Aires.

D, as we've already seen is Sydney, and E...

is New York. It's part of the Lincoln Center in New York,

and that would have scored you 3 points.

Well done if you got all of those.

Thank you very much. Here comes your second question.

Praveen and Alexander, you have to win this question

to stay in the game.

Good luck. Here it comes. It concerns...

EastEnders, Richard.

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

The most obscure fact is going to win you the point.

OK, thank you very much indeed.

Let's reveal our five clues about EastEnders. And they are...

I'll read those one more time.

There we are. Five clues to facts about EastEnders.

Praveen and Alexander, you go first.

OK, I'm fairly confident on three of them.

I think we're going to go...

-You don't know any?

-I don't watch EastEnders.

So I think I'm going to go with

character in programme's only single-hander,

and that, I believe, is Dot.

OK, you're going to say Dot was the character

in the only ever single-hander that EastEnders showed.

Nathan and Damian, you can confer aloud, if you like.

It's all yours. No clue.

-Right.

-Do you watch EastEnders?

-Begrudgingly, yes.

-Avid fan(!)

-Yeah.

Probably go for...

played Pauline Fowler,

Wendy Richard.

OK, thank you very much.

Wendy Richard, you are saying.

So we have Dot and we have Wendy Richard.

Praveen and Alexander, you said Dot was the character to have been in

EastEnders' only ever single-hander.

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

It's right.

Down it goes. 11.

APPLAUSE

That's a great answer. Great score.

That's what you have to beat, Nathan and Damien, with Wendy Richard,

the actress who played Pauline Fowler. Let's see if that's right

and if it is, how many people knew that answer.

Well, it's correct.

48.

APPLAUSE

Well done, Praveen and Alexander.

That's exactly what you needed to do.

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

Great answer, Alexander. 1-1. Let's look through the rest of the board.

Dot, played by June Brown, the only character in that particular episode.

Kat Moon's maiden name is the biggest answer on the board, 58 points

if you'd said Slater.

Name of Robbie Jackson's dog, the next biggest,

50 points if you said Wellard.

-It was played by a female dog for most of his career.

-Really?

-Yeah.

Not Robbie Jackson.

-Oh, I see. Oh, the dog.

-The dog. And the female co-creator,

it's a Pointless answer.

Very well done if you said Julia Smith,

who created the show with Tony Holland,

so very well done if you got that.

OK, thanks very much, Richard. So, here comes the decider,

the third question. Whoever wins this will go through to the final and play for the jackpot.

Our third question concerns...

-What about that?

-It gets better.

We're going to show you five acronyms for Government departments.

-Give us the name of the department, please.

-OK, Richard.

Here come our five Government departmental acronyms,

and they are...

I'll read those one more time...

So there we are. Nathan and Damian, you go first.

THEY CONFER

OK, do that.

I'm going to have a little bit of a punt.

I think DEFRA is the Department of Environment, Fisheries

and Rural Affairs.

OK, Department of Environment, Fisheries and Rural Affairs,

says Nathan and Damian.

Praveen and Alexander.

Right, OK. I should probably know all of these.

The MoD is obviously the Ministry of Defence,

but I think I'll go with the DWP,

which I believe is the Department of Work and Pensions.

The Department of Work and Pensions, say Praveen and Alexander.

Well, Nathan and Damian said DEFRA was the Department

of Environment Fisheries and Rural Affairs. Let's see if that's right

and if it is, how many people said it.

Bad luck. We will discover in a moment

why that is wrong. Praveen and Alexander went for the Department

of Work and Pensions, DWP. Let's see if that's right and if it is,

let's see how many people knew that answer. It only has to be right.

And it is.

You are through to the final.

-66.

-APPLAUSE

Very well done. You are through 2-1. Richard.

Tough luck, Nathan and Damian. It's the Department for Environment,

Food and Rural Affairs.

I was thinking I was all clever, thinking Farming. Environment, FARMING and Rural Affairs.

It's actually the lowest answer, 12 points.

A very good answer.

Well done if you got it at home. Let's fill in the board.

MoD is the biggest answer there.

That's Ministry of Defence, would have scored you 82.

The DH is the Department of Health -

how it's listed on the Directgov website.

That would have scored you 47.

And the DECC, do you know that one?

Energy and Climate Change.

Yep, energy and climate change would have scored you 17 points.

Well done to anybody at home who got all 15 of those,

who swept the board. I suspect not many people.

OK, thank you very much indeed. I bet hardly anyone.

The losing pair after the head-to-head,

I'm afraid it's Nathan and Damian.

Looking very strong early on.

Some lovely Sydney Opera House knowledge.

No crisps.

No crisps. I'm sorry. I don't know what happened. They usually come up

with alarming regularity, but, er... There we are.

You made it all the way through to the head-to-head.

I don't think you seemed to have a problem at all in Pointless.

A doddle, a walk-through.

See you again next time, when I hope you get to the final.

Meanwhile, Nathan and Damian, thank you for playing. Great contestants. Thank you.

APPLAUSE

But for Praveen and Alexander, it's now time for our Pointless final.

Praveen and Alexander, congratulations.

You fought off all the competition

and won our coveted Pointless trophy.

You now have a chance to win our Pointless jackpot.

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

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

The rules are simple. To win that money, all you have to do is find a Pointless answer.

We haven't had any Pointless answers today.

You only have to find one now and you'll leave here with that money.

First, choose a category,

and you have five possible options, and they are...

There we go. What do you think?

-It's going to have to be Acting Couples.

-OK.

-Acting Couples, please.

-Acting Couples. OK.

Let's find out what the question is.

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

Warren Beatty and Annette Bening films as they could.

Richard.

Yeah, we're looking for any film that's had a general cinema release

for which either Warren Beatty or Annette Bening has received an acting credit.

As always, no short films, TV films or documentary but voiced performances do count.

That's up to the beginning of 2012.

OK, you now have up to one minute to come up with three answers,

and all you need to win that £1,000 is for just one of those

to be Pointless.

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

Your time starts now.

-OK.

-OK, I don't actually know who Annette Bening is,

-which is quite embarrassing.

-Neither do I.

I'm not entirely sure. I think I'm getting confused with...

The voice of Lotso in Toy Story 3. I think that was Warren Beatty.

-I'm not sure.

-It might be. I can't think.

-We might as well go for it?

-Just go for it.

-He was definitely in Deliverance.

-OK.

And Bonnie And Clyde.

OK - Bonnie And Clyde, Deliverance, Toy Story 3.

-I think that's the best we can go for.

-Shall we stop the clock?

-Yes.

OK, you're going to stop the clock there.

You have three answers already.

Let's see. We were looking for films starring Warren Beatty

and/or Annette Bening.

-We now need your three answers.

-OK.

Toy Story 3.

Toy Story 3.

-Deliverance.

-Deliverance.

-Bonnie And Clyde.

-And Bonnie And Clyde.

Of those three, which do you think is your best punt at a Pointless answer?

-Probably Deliverance.

-Deliverance we shall put last.

-What's your least likely?

-Because I'm fairly certain

it wasn't him, Toy Story 3.

-What, on second thoughts?

-Yes.

OK, so let's put them up on the board in that order, and here they are.

OK, we were looking for films starring Warren Beatty

and Annette Bening.

Toy Story was your least confident answer.

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

Remember, you only need one Pointless answer. Your first shot.

Toy Story 3.

That's an incorrect answer, unfortunately.

So obviously not a Pointless answer.

You only have two more shots at that jackpot.

-What would you do with £1,000?

-Probably buy a new laptop.

-Other forms of technology would be quite nice.

-OK.

You answered very quickly there.

There was still bags of time on the clock.

-This was the best I could have come up with.

-Yeah. I didn't know any.

That extra 50 seconds wouldn't have really helped?

-I don't think it would have helped.

-OK, all right.

Useful to know that, isn't it?

We're looking for films starring Warren Beatty and/or Annette Bening.

Let's hope nobody said your next answer, Bonnie And Clyde.

This has to be Pointless, and correct, obviously,

if you're going to win that £1,000 jackpot.

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

how many people said Bonnie And Clyde.

Well done. It's right. This is more like it.

Toy Story 3 was an incorrect answer but we are now back on track.

If this goes all the way down to zero you're leaving with £1,000.

Oh!

7.

APPLAUSE

Very well done.

Sadly, not a Pointless answer.

So everything is now resting on Deliverance.

This is your final shot at that jackpot of £1,000.

How are you feeling now?

-Cautiously optimistic.

-Cautiously optimistic?

-Yeah.

-Good.

Very good. We're looking for films starring Warren Beatty

and/or Annette Bening. Your third and final answer, Deliverance.

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

It has to be Pointless if you're going to win that jackpot of £1,000.

Ooh, dear.

APPLAUSE

Bad luck. Unfortunately, you didn't manage to find that all-important pointless answer,

so you don't win today's jackpot of £1,000, which will roll over onto the next show.

You have been fantastic contestants and you do get to take home the Pointless trophy, so very well done.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

So, Richard.

You played terrifically throughout.

Very well played. He's not in Deliverance.

Ned Beatty is in Deliverance. Different actor, same surname.

There are Pointless answers, a couple of which I think some people will have got.

Let's take a look at a few.

Being Julia, for which Annette Bening was nominated for an Oscar. That was Pointless.

Ishtar, one of the biggest flops ever - Warren Beatty with Dustin Hoffman, '87. That was Pointless.

Kaleidoscope, another Warren Beatty film.

Running With Scissors, Annette Bening.

Splendour In The Grass.

The Kids Are All Right, which was out in 2010, Annette Bening

won a Golden Globe for that and was nominated for an Oscar.

Terrific film. Pointless answer.

The Siege - Annette Bening, Bruce Willis, Denzel Washington.

Town And Country, another of the biggest flops, with Warren Beatty.

And Valmont - Annette Bening and Colin Firth, the remake of Les Liaisons Dangereuses.

All of those Pointless. Well done if you said any of those at home.

Thank you very much, Richard.

Now, I think you recognised a few of those.

-I did.

-The Kids Are All Right.

I did recognise The Kids Are All Right.

I knew that was where I recognised Annette Bening's name from.

-But, you know.

-Well, unfortunately, we do have to say goodbye to Praveen

and Alexander, but it's been brilliant having you on the show. Thank you both so much for playing.

APPLAUSE

Unfortunately, Praveen and Alexander didn't win our jackpot today, so it rolls over, which means

on the next show, we will be playing for...

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

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

-Goodbye.

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

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