Episode 45 Pointless

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

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

the quiz show where the lowest scorers are the biggest winners. Let's meet our players.

APPLAUSE

Welcome, Pete and Paul. You are our first pair on the show today.

How do you two know each other?

-Ex-workmates, er...30 years.

-30 years. What...doing what, Paul?

-I was at Royal Mail.

-And where about was that?

-In Sheffield.

-In Sheffield.

-So 30 years working together.

-Yeah.

-And you are both retired now?

-Yeah.

-Oh, yes.

-What would you like to do with your time now, Pete?

-Walk. Hiking, walking.

-Very good. Well, great place to be. Right on the edge of the Peak District.

-The Peak District, yeah.

-So, what's going to be good for you, Pete?

-Football. Football. Football.

LAUGHTER

And a bit of history, geography...

OK. Anything you'd particularly not like to see come up today?

-Classical music or literature.

-OK.

Classical music or literature. Pete, how about you?

Yeah, music, TV, films.

Really? You never watch telly.

Only satellite channels.

You know, history and documentaries. That type of thing.

-And some mid-afternoon game shows.

-Yes, of course.

-Very good.

It's lovely to have you here, Pete and Paul. Very best of luck.

And next, we welcome back Tristan and Fi. You were on the show last time.

Everyone gets two chances to reach the Pointless final. This is your second chance.

Remind us what happened, Tristan.

We got through to the head-to-head. We got a one-nil start, and then it went downhill, we lost a...

You did really well. You did really well. Mitterrand, great answer.

Fi, remind us how you know each other.

Er, we met at a charity quiz night at my work.

Not last year, but the year before, through Tristan's best friend, who I used to work with.

-Very good. And you are from Edinburgh?

-Yeah.

-Edinburgh, yeah.

-And Tristan, you work for a kilt manufacturer.

-I do, yes. A-ha.

-I measure people for kilts.

-Is there much...?

I suppose, yeah, there must be quite a lot...

-I imagine someone like Richard...

-He'll be tricky, he'll be tricky. Yeah, quite difficult.

Quite a challenge.

-A mini skirt for you.

-Really? I think I'm all right in kilts because I never wear trousers.

LAUGHTER

So a kilt is fine by me, cos I'm always...

-You know, I quite often wish you might wear a kilt.

-Oh, really?

-Do you think...?

-Yeah.

You know what, I'm comfortable in Speedos, so that's what I wear.

LAUGHTER

Very good indeed. Well, best of luck. Great to have you back on the show, Tristan and Fi.

And next, we welcome Natalie and Mark.

-How do you two know each other?

-We are brother and sister.

Where are you from, Natalie?

We are from Gosport, which is just outside of Portsmouth.

-And what do you do?

-I'm a medical student.

-Medical student.

-What year are you in?

-I'm in my fourth year.

-Human body.

Human body, yeah. I'm secretly hoping it doesn't come up though.

-No, it'll be fine.

-It might ruin my career if I get it wrong.

-Yeah, it'll be fine.

You'll be fine. Mark, what do you do?

I'm training to be a maths teacher.

-OK, what are your hobbies when you're not?

-Well, sport.

I play a lot of tennis and football.

Going to see mates, doing a pub quiz and things like that.

Pub quiz, good, very good training. Natalie, what about you? What do you like to get up to?

I play netball for my uni medics team.

And I like to read as well.

Best of luck. Great to have you on the show, Natalie and Mark. Finally, we welcome back Oliver and Zack.

You were on the show last time. Remind us how you two know each other.

We are at university together.

We met... I had to go and pick something up in Leicester,

very early on in university

and then Zack came with me on the car journey and we met.

We bonded over a trip to Leicester. And we're living together next year.

Very good indeed. Zack, what happened last time?

Well, after saying how I did Latin A-level

and how I thought this round would be OK, I got it wrong.

And 100 points unfortunately, mixing up Lepus and Lupus.

Lepus and Lupus, yeah.

-That was first round.

-Yeah.

-So you have no idea what happens after Round...

-Well, obviously, you've seen it but...as a contestant.

-No.

Yeah. Ha-ha!

Just you wait and see what happens in Round Two.

LAUGHTER

-Yeah, yeah.

-Oh!

-Wow.

-It's going to be quite something Round Two, isn't it?

-Yeah.

-Yeah.

It's going to be amaze.

-We've got to get there first as well.

-Well, that's true. I have no doubt you will.

Let's hope our first round will suit you better today.

At least, we will see much more of you. Best of luck, Oliver and Zack. Great to have you on the show again.

We'll find out more about all of you throughout the show.

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

During his time in prison, he was known as The Professor.

You just don't want to know why he was in prison.

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

-Hiya! Hiya, hello.

APPLAUSE

Oh, and of course that's where we met, wasn't it?

Absolutely right, yes.

Not for a long time, cos you were in that secluded wing for many years, weren't you?

LAUGHTER

We've got two returning pairs today and I don't want to upset anybody else,

but Tristan and Fi were good, weren't they?

-Yeah.

-They were really good throughout.

There was a great head-to-head, and they lost 2-1 to a very good pair. It was very close.

So you've got proper competition out there.

-But Oliver and Zack, they were unlucky, to be fair.

-Yeah.

Zack was one letter out from having a very good answer.

So we haven't seen the best of those. So it should be a cracking game.

Round One is one of those questions where you have to use two bits of knowledge at once.

-One of those.

-One of those. You'll see when it comes up, you'll see what I mean.

Something with a historical bent. But you need two bits of information at the same question.

Looking forward to it.

All our questions have been put to 100 people before the show,

but we're looking for the obscure answers that they couldn't get.

To stay in the game and have a chance of winning our jackpot,

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

Now, of course, what everyone's trying to do is to find a pointless answer,

which is an answer none of our 100 people knew.

And each time that happens, we will add £250 to the jackpot.

Nobody won the jackpot last time,

so we add another £1,000 to that, so today's jackpot starts on £2,000.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

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

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Now, in this first round, each of you must give me one answer

and you cannot confer with your partner.

The pair with 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.

OK, our first category today is...

Could you all decide who will go first and who will go second?

And whoever is 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...

Richard.

Yeah, we're looking for any US Presidents who served all or part of their term of office

while Queen Elizabeth II or Queen Victoria was on the throne.

There were 17 US Presidents during Queen Victoria's reign,

and 11 so far during Queen Elizabeth II's.

-Very best of luck.

-OK.

Now, then, Pete and Paul, you all drew lots before the show, and today you are going first.

So, Pete...

Eisenhower.

-Eisenhower.

-Eisenhower, Dwight Eisenhower.

Dwight Eisenhower, says Pete.

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

It's right.

-Nine.

-Wow, good answer!

APPLAUSE

Lovely start to the show there, Pete,

a single-figure score for Dwight Eisenhower.

Very good start, very good answer.

On her first state visit to America, Dwight D Eisenhower was her host.

Tristan. History a good subject for you, Tristan?

Scottish history is pretty good, American history, so so.

OK, I think I have an answer. I think I'll go for Jimmy Carter.

Jimmy Carter, says Tristan. Jimmy Carter.

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

Yep.

38. Not bad.

APPLAUSE

Jimmy Carter.

Yeah, the sixth president to serve during her reign.

I noticed we are sticking with Elizabeth II for a while.

-I wonder if anyone is going to be brave enough to go for Victoria.

-Yes, I wonder, Natalie.

Well, Tristan took my answer.

Victoria, Queen Victoria.

No, I don't think I know any of them,

so I'm going to play it quite safe.

I think it'll be quite high, but I'm going to go for John F Kennedy.

OK, John F Kennedy, says Natalie.

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

It's right.

49.

APPLAUSE

49, not bad. JFK.

JFK and Jackie once had dinner with the Queen and Prince Philip in palace.

Have you ever done that? Probably, haven't you?

I thought there was going to be more to that anecdote than just that.

-There's more.

-I thought you'd say, "And..."

And Prince Philip run John F Kennedy off the premises with a shotgun.

LAUGHTER

-Not really, not really.

-Anyway, there we are.

Zack, what's the most obscure US President?

I'm thinking of playing it quite safe.

Thinking about last game,

I don't want to spoil our chances straight away.

I'm going to go for Ronald Reagan.

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

let's see how many of our 100 people said Ronald Reagan.

It's right.

63.

APPLAUSE

63 for Ronald Reagan.

Yes, the seventh president during Elizabeth II's reign.

Come on, everybody, let's have a Victorian one, don't you think?

-I bet some people at home have got some Victorian ones.

-I bet.

Would it help the four remaining people to answer if I went,

CLUCK CLUCK CLUCK CLUCK CLUCK!

LAUGHTER

Would that help? Anybody want to have a go?

-That should do it, shouldn't it?

-Let's see. If they think they are hard enough, wow.

Let's have a look at the scores.

The scores go up, I'm afraid, as we go along. Lovely, lovely low score from Pete there.

Pete and Paul looking very strong on nine.

Then, up to 38, where we find

Tristan and Fi. Not a bad score.

Up to 49,

where we find Natalie and Mark.

And then up to 63, Zack and Oliver.

A safe answer isn't an option for you, Oliver, on this next pass.

We need a really good low score and preferably a Victorian US President.

We're going to come back down the line.

Now, can the second players please take their places at the podium?

Remember, we are looking for US Presidents who were in office

while a queen was on the throne, so Queens Elizabeth II and Victoria.

OK. Oliver, you're the high scorers on 63.

Is this a good subject for you?

Normally, it would be, but I think I'm having... I think I'm a bit nervous, and my mind's gone blank.

-I've got an answer and...

-Is it a Victorian answer?

-To be honest, I don't know.

I just know, I'm quite confident he was president during the queen era.

-It's Gerald Ford.

-Gerald Ford.

-Gerald Ford.

-Gerald Ford, says Oliver.

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

It's right.

Yeah, it's a good answer, Oliver, very well done.

11.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

That's a great answer. A score of 11 takes your total up to 74.

A lot of Gerald Ford fans in the audience, which is...

Always a lot of Gerald Ford fans in the audience.

Whenever we mention him on the show, we get tweets, "I love Gerald Ford."

All that kind of stuff. People love him, don't they, because he had everything.

-He was the show business president.

-Oh, yeah.

-Good answer.

Again, Queen Elizabeth II, but a low answer. Might have kept you in the round, well played.

Thank you very much, Richard.

Now then, Mark.

We are looking for US Presidents who were in office while a queen was on the throne.

The high scorers at the moment are Oliver and Zack on 74,

but you're not that far behind them on 49.

A score of 24 is what you need

to make sure you don't become the high scorers.

I'm going to take a bit of a gamble and go for one of the Victorian ones.

Yes!

I'm going to say William McKinley.

William McKinley. Mark, that deserves to be right.

William McKinley. There is your red line.

If you get below that red line with William McKinley, you are through to the next round.

Let's see if it's right and, if it is, let's see how many of 100 people said William McKinley.

Well done, brilliant answer.

And you're through to the next round. And your score is only one..

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Very well done, Mark. That takes your total up to a nice, round 50.

-Some McKinley fans as well.

-Yeah, exactly.

Very well done, Mark. You took the very brave step and it paid off for you - one point.

He was president when she died, Queen Victoria.

Indeed. Fi, the high scorers

are still Oliver and Zack on 74.

You're on 38, which means 35 is what you want to be scoring. 35 or less.

To be honest, I don't think I'm going to be able

to get 35 or less.

This is not a great topic for me.

So I'm going to have to stick with one that I know

to make sure that I don't score 100, and I'll go with Bill Clinton.

OK. You're going to say Bill Clinton. Here's your red line.

That's the line you want to be going below. OK, Bill Clinton.

Is it right? How many people said it? Bill Clinton.

It's right.

77.

APPLAUSE

77. Our highest score so far, I'm afraid.

And that takes your total up

to an unbeatable 115.

I'm sorry to say, Fi. Richard.

Yeah, Bill Clinton. Obviously, he's one of the most recent of the presidents we've had,

so he's a high scorer by some way.

Paul, the high scorers are Fi and Tristan on 115. You're on nine.

Even if you score 100,

you won't overtake them.

So that takes a bit of pressure off, but I have a feeling you're going to have a great answer.

Well, I'm thinking of two at the moment.

One is Nixon, but I think I'm going to go for L B Johnson.

Lyndon B Johnson, says Paul.

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

If it is, let's see how many people said it. Lyndon B Johnson.

There's no red line for you, because you're already through.

It's correct.

Very, very well done indeed, Paul!

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Five. Our second-lowest score of the whole round.

Takes your total up to a very impressive low 14. Richard.

Yeah, what a team. Well played, Paul. Lyndon B Johnson.

The only president that Queen Elizabeth hasn't actually met in his official capacity.

Now, there's a lot of pointless answers.

There were 17 presidents during Queen Victoria's reign.

14 of them were pointless answers.

The only ones that weren't were McKinley, who we've already had,

and James A Garfield and Abraham Lincoln, who would have scored you three points.

Let's take a look at some of the others.

I know some people know the presidents and would have got a few of these.

All of these are pointless.

You also could have had Benjamin Harrison, James K Polk,

Millard Fillmore, Rutherford B Hayes and Zachary Taylor.

So very well done if you got any of those at home.

A special round of applause for Mark for being the only one with the guts to go back in history.

Yeah, absolutely.

APPLAUSE

Let's take a look at the top scorers. These are the ones that most of our 100 people said.

The worst answers you could have given. Unsurprisingly, they are all modern presidents.

Well, thanks very much, Richard.

So at the end of the first round, the losing pair with the highest score...

Oh, Tristan and Fi.

AUDIENCE: Oh...

Oh...

-Bill Clinton. This wasn't meant to happen.

-No.

-You're meant to win the final.

-I know.

-Oh, well.

-Politics is not my strong point.

-Oh, dear.

I'm so sorry. You played very well. It's been lovely having you on the show. Thanks so much for playing.

-Fi and Tristan.

-Thank you.

-Thanks very much.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

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

Now, obviously, there's only going to be room for two pairs in our head-to-head round.

So one of teams in front of me now will be leaving us

at the end of this round.

OK, our category for Round Two is...

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

and who's going to go second?

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

OK, so our question concerns...

Richard.

Yes, on each part, we're going to give you the surnames of six TV crimesolvers,

all you have to do is give us their first names.

Nice, obscure answer - fewer points.

Give us an incorrect answer there, there's 100 points.

12 crimesolvers to solve at home, very best of luck.

OK, thanks very much. So here are our crimesolvers and we have got...

I'll read them all one more time.

There we have. Six TV crimesolvers.

You need to supply their first name.

And, of course, as always, you have to find the one that you think the fewest of our 100 people knew.

-So, Paul, is this a good category for you at all?

-It's tricky.

The only one I can think of is Rebus.

I think it's John, so I'm going for John Rebus.

John Rebus, says Paul.

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

It's right.

14.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

14 for John Rebus.

You're starting where you left off there, Paul, very well played again.

From the Ian Rankin books, he's been played on TV by John Hannah and Ken Stott.

Now, Natalie.

Remember we are looking

for the first names

of these TV crimesolvers.

You did say you like reading.

-Not TV though.

-Oh.

-And this is not a good set of answers.

-I don't know any of them.

-OK.

At least, this is quite an easy one to guess

in that I can just say a first name and hope for the best.

So, I'm going to say David Tennison in Prime Suspect.

David Tennison.

Prime Suspect. Let's see if that's right. David Tennison.

How many people knew that answer?

Bad luck, Natalie, bad luck.

An incorrect answer, which means you score 100 points, I'm sorry.

Oliver, you are the last person to have this board.

You can talk us through it, if you like.

Yeah, well, I've... Again, same with Natalie. Is it Natalie?

Yeah, sorry.

First names are not your strong point today.

LAUGHTER

I've never seen any of them.

Well, I've seen Starsky and Hutch, the film.

I presume they've got the same names, but I can't remember them.

LAUGHTER

Er, I was... Funny Natalie said David.

I was honestly going to say David for Tennison.

But I don't know why, so obviously not now.

I'm going to go for the top one,

Dixon Of Dock Green.

And I'm going to say Paul.

-Paul.

-Paul Dixon.

Paul Dixon in Dixon Of Dock Green.

OK, Oliver says Paul.

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

No, bad luck. That was an incorrect answer.

You also score 100 points, I'm sorry. Richard.

Yeah, every single person over 50 is now shouting at the television screen.

-It's George Dixon.

-George.

-Dixon Of Dock Green. That would have scored you 12 points.

It would have been a very good answer. Let's clear up Tennison.

If I tell you, Natalie, that Tennison was played in Prime Suspect by Helen Mirren...

Oh, OK.

That's where the David answer breaks down,

it's Jane Tennison.

Jane Tennison would have scored 30 points.

Bergerac in Bergerac is Jim Bergerac. It'd have scored 22.

-Do you know Hutch in Starsky and Hutch?

-No.

It's Ken Hutchinson.

So Ken is the answer, and it would have scored you four.

And Maigret in Maigret is a pointless answer.

-So very well done at home if you got that, any idea?

-Jules.

-Yeah, Jules Maigret.

-Jules.

-Jules Maigret. Very well done.

Very well done if, like my mum, you got all six of those.

LAUGHTER

OK. Let's take a look at the scores. We're half way through the round again.

It's one of those Round Twos where we only have two scores at this point.

Paul and Pete looking very strong there with 14.

Then, Natalie and Mark, Oliver and Zack are all on 100.

So yes, Mark and Zack, you're going to fight it out between you

to see who stays and go goes at the end of this round.

We're going to come back down the line.

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

OK, we've got six more crimesolvers on the board. And here they come.

We have got...

I'll read them one last time.

Now, remember, we are looking for the first names of these TV crimesolvers.

You're trying to find the one you think the fewest of our 100 people knew. Now, Zack.

OK.

-You're on 100 points.

-Well...

You and Natalie and Mark and Oliver are tied.

-So we need something heroic here from you, Zack.

-Yes.

-Well, I only know one of them.

-OK.

If I was at home, I'd be, would know the first name without a doubt.

And I've got a name in my head, but I've got slight doubts over it,

but I'm going to have to go for it anyway.

Henry Poirot.

Henry Poirot, says Zack.

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

There's no red line for you, Zack, as you are the high scorers.

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

Bad luck, Zack.

Unfortunately, that's an incorrect answer,

which means you scored 100.

It takes you up to 200.

Now, then, Mark.

So remember, we're looking

for the first names

of these TV crimesolvers.

The high scorers are now Zack and Oliver on 200.

You're on 100, which means a score of 99 or less will see you through.

I think I know the Poirot.

I think that's the only one I know.

I think it's Hercule, Hercule Poirot.

Hercule Poirot.

Hercule Poirot. Now, you have a red line. It's right up there.

If you get below that red line, you are through to the next round.

Hercule Poirot. Is it right? How many people said it?

It's absolutely right.

Very well done. 57.

Takes your total up to 157. You are through to the head-to-head.

APPLAUSE

-Richard.

-Well played again. Hercule Poirot is the only fictional character in history

to have had his obituary in the New York Times

when Curtain was published in 1975.

The publisher's obituary. It's nice, isn't it?

That's nice. So then, Pete. And this a formality, really.

The high scorers, Zack and Oliver, are way out of your reach.

Even if you score 100 points, you won't overtake them.

Why not take us through the board and... Do you know any of these?

You did say television wasn't so strong.

No, but I'm surprised there's two I know.

And they're the golden oldies - the top one, Kojak, and Rockford Files.

I think I'll go for the top one.

And I think they call him Theo. Theo Kojak.

Theo Kojak, says Pete. Theo Kojak. No red line for you.

You're through come what may.

Let's see, Theo Kojak. Is it right? How many people said it?

It is right.

17! That's a great answer.

Very well done, Pete.

17 takes your total up to 31.

APPLAUSE

-Well played, Pete. Pete and Paul haven't put a foot wrong so far.

-No.

Very impressive. And it was better to go for that than Rockford.

It's Jim Rockford, as I'm sure you know,

but it would have scored you 37 points.

-Looking at the rest. Cannon. Do you know Cannon?

-No.

It's Frank Cannon. It would have scored you five points.

Lacey, in Cagney And Lacey, we know the surnames.

But what are the first names?

It's Christine Cagney and Mary Beth Lacey.

Mary Beth, well done if you said it, it'd have scored you three points.

And Wallander is a pointless answer. Played by Kenneth Branagh.

Could it be Kurt Wallander?

It is Kurt Wallander. No points at all.

Very well done if you said that at home.

Thank you very much indeed, Richard.

So, at the end of Round Two,

the losing pair with the highest score is Zack and Oliver.

Oh... Dear, oh, dear.

That was a tough round.

-I knew it began with H.

-And when the spotlight is on you...

And, of course, Hercule is Belgian for Henry as well.

-That's where I got it from.

-It's not, really. Not really.

LAUGHTER

Well, Zack and Oliver, a tough second round. But, hey, you made it.

-You made it through to the second round. Good.

-Better than last time.

It is better than last time.

Zack and Oliver, it's been great having you on the show. Thank you so much, goodbye. Great contestants.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

For the remaining two pairs, things are about to get even more exciting, as we enter the head-to-head.

Well, congratulations, Pete and Paul, Natalie and Mark.

You are now only one round away from the final

and the chance to play for our jackpot, which currently stands at £2,000.

APPLAUSE

Now, obviously, only one pair can play for that money,

and to decide which pair is going to be,

you are now going to go head-to-head on the best of three questions.

So the first pair to win two questions, will be playing for that jackpot.

And the good news is you are now allowed to confer.

It should be very hard to call this.

Pete and Paul, you've been consistently the lowest-scoring pair,

but actually, Mark, individually, you have scored the lowest with McKinley.

And, obviously, now that you're allowed to confer... who knows what might happen?

It's going to be very interesting. Let's play the head-to-head.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

OK. Here comes your first question and it concerns...

-Richard.

-Yes, on this question, we're going to show you five pictures

of animals that are members of the cat family.

Can you give us their common English name please? Most obscure one wins.

OK. Here come our five pictures of members of the cat family.

And we have got...

There we are. Five cats.

Now, Pete and Paul, cos you played best throughout the show so far, you get to go first.

OK, Pete and Paul.

We know them all,

but I think the best one would be E, snow leopard.

E, snow leopard, say Pete and Paul.

Natalie and Mark. You can talk out loud now, if you like.

We think B might be a leopard. C it's obviously a lion.

-Let's go B, yeah?

-OK, yeah.

We'll go B, leopard.

You're going to say B, leopard.

Pete and Paul have said E, snow leopard.

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

It's right.

46.

APPLAUSE

Natalie and Mark have said that B is a leopard.

B, a leopard.

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

Ooh, bad luck, bad luck.

-What do you say there, Natalie?

-Is it a cheetah?

We'll discover in a second.

That means, after one question, Pete and Paul are up, 1-nil.

Absolutely, it's a cheetah, yeah.

If you had said that, you would have lost the point anyway, cos it's 59 points.

So, now, Pete and Paul,

you said you knew all of them.

I'd be almost willing to bet a lot of money you don't know A.

Scottish wildcat.

It's actually... And again, the clue, like the snow leopard,

the clue is in the picture.

-I could just look at that for...

-Is it a fish cat?

-It's a fishing cat.

-Are you joking?

-I wouldn't have given you fish cat, I'm afraid.

-Oh.

Fishing cat, from South and South East Asia.

They swim and are capable of diving under water to catch fish as well.

-Which is, that's like a super cat, isn't it?

-Yes, it is.

So there you go, the fishing cut is a pointless answer,

so very well done to anyone who said that.

C is a lion. What do you think the lion scores?

I think that's going to be in the 90s, high 90s.

98. 98 and D, do you know what D is, guys?

Is it an oryx?

It's a serval,

from Sub-Saharan Africa.

I'll be honest. I think that's a scary-looking cat.

-It really is, isn't it?

-Freaky-looking cat.

It's like a cartoon cat.

I mean, I know I'm a fine one to talk, but those are big ears.

LAUGHTER

It's a normal cat's head...

with my ears on top.

LAUGHTER

True though. But that would have scored you two points.

So also, very good answer.

So there was a couple of tough ones there.

OK. Well, thanks very much, Richard. Here comes your second question.

Natalie and Mark, you have to win this question to stay in the game. Here it comes, it concerns...

Famous battles, Richard.

We'll show you five sets of initials of famous battles.

We'll give them alongside the year that battle was held

and the modern-day country in which it was fought.

So we'll give you five sets of initials, what are the famous battles please?

OK, thanks very much, Richard. Now, then, here come our five clues to famous battles. And they are...

I'll read them all one last time.

Now, then, Natalie and Mark, you go first this time.

Ah... We're going to... It's a little bit of a guess.

-We think BH might be Bunker Hill.

-OK.

Bunker Hill, say Natalie and Mark. BH, Bunker Hill.

Pete and Paul, you can talk us through the board, if you like.

I think IJ is Iwo Jima,

but I think we'll go for the top one,

because we're not sure of the bottom two.

So we'll go for the top one, which we're fairly sure of.

I think it's Rorke's Drift.

Rorke's Drift, South Africa, 1879.

OK. In the order they were given.

Natalie and Mark have gone with Bunker Hill for BH in the USA, 1775.

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

This is the point you have to win, Bunker Hill.

Very well done, that's a great guess.

It's a nice low score as well, six!

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Well done. Very well done indeed, Natalie and Mark.

That's great. Let's see if it's going to do it for you and keep you in the game.

Pete and Paul have gone for Rorke's Drift, South Africa, 1879.

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

It's right.

Six is the score they'd have to beat.

29.

APPLAUSE

Two very good answers, but Bunker Hill wins it for Natalie and Mark.

Which means, after two questions, you're 1-1. Richard.

Yeah, Rorke's Drift, that's the battle depicted in the film Zulu,

so perhaps it's a bit better known.

Bunker Hill is part of the American Revolutionary War.

Again, your early American history helped you there.

-Where did that come from? It's that a...

-Ah, no idea.

Well, it's a very good answer.

IJ, I think you said, guys, Iwo Jima - absolutely right.

It would have scored 21 points - a better answer but, still, it wouldn't have won you the point.

VR is the First World War battle of Vimy Ridge in France.

That would have scored you nine.

And MM, do you know MM?

-Melton Mowbray.

-Not Melton Mowbray, no, no.

-That was the pork pie war.

-Yeah!

-Famous civil war.

-It wasn't that, I'm afraid.

It's Marston Moor.

One of the decisive battles of the English Civil War.

That would have scored you 11 points.

So Bunker Hill, the best answer on the board.

Terrific head-to-head. It all comes down to this one now.

OK. Here is your third question. And it concerns...

For this decisive point, we'll give you five clues to facts about Robin Hood.

Which of the answers is the most obscure? Very best of luck to both teams.

Thank you very much, Richard.

So let's reveal our five facts about Robin Hood or the clues to them. And they are...

I'll read those all one more time.

OK, there we are. Five clues to facts about Robin Hood.

And Pete and Paul, you go first this time.

-Yeah.

-Go for that one.

We'll go for the top one.

In the 1938 film, Errol Flynn.

Errol Flynn played Robin Hood in the 1938 film.

Natalie and Mark, you can talk out loud now.

-We know two of them but we think...

-They are going to be the big ones.

-They are going to be bigger, so...

-You can tell us which they are and supply the answers.

The monk, we think is Friar Tuck.

The title of 1991 would be Prince of Thieves.

We can guess an animal.

-Guess the animal.

-Yeah.

We'll say that he's a fox in the animal...

-OK, you're going to say he's portrayed as a fox in the Disney version of the story.

-Yeah.

OK, so we have, from Pete and Paul, Errol Flynn,

named as the actor who played Robin Hood in the 1938 film.

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

This will decide who goes through to the final and plays for the jackpot.

It's right.

33.

APPLAUSE

Errol Flynn, 33.

Now, you've gone for a fox.

LAUGHTER

Neither of you are particularly sure about that.

No, but I thought fox and then Mark said fox, so I thought,

"Well, if we have both thought fox, maybe something from our childhood is trying to come back."

-Yeah, well. Who knows?

-But it's probably very wrong.

Well, it has to be right. And it has to beat 33.

OK, is he depicted as a fox in the Disney film? Let's find out.

Is it right? How many people said it?

It is a fox.

But 33 is the score you have to beat.

52. 52.

APPLAUSE

Two very good answers, but Pete and Paul once again have won that one.

So, after three questions, Pete and Paul are through to the final. 2-1.

Yeah, well played, Pete and Paul. And a correct answer, but too high a score.

You've been defeated by a fox and a leopard in this round, I'm afraid.

Let's fill in the rest of the answers.

Only one answer would have won you the point after the guys chose Errol Flynn.

You are right, Friar Tuck is the name of the monk in his band.

But that would have scored you 72 points.

And it's described as Robin Hood, Prince of Thieves, in the 1991 film.

That would have scored you 40.

So it's the Walter Scott novel.

He appears as Robin of Locksley in Ivanhoe.

Eight points that would have scored you. So best answer on the board.

Well done if you got that at home.

Thank you very much indeed, Richard.

So the losing pair at the end of the head-to-head, I'm afraid is Natalie and Mark.

Well, you played incredibly well. Leopard was what let you down though.

The leopard.

Bunker Hill was an inspired answer and fox was a correct answer,

but I'm afraid you were beaten by Errol Flynn.

Like many before you.

LAUGHTER

But great, great knowledge of the early US

and a fantastic gamesmanship the whole way through, actually.

Very good indeed. We look forward to seeing you back next time,

when maybe you'll make it even further.

Meanwhile, thank you so much, Natalie and Mark. Great contestants.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

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

Congratulations, Pete and Paul.

You have fought off all the competition and you have 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 £2,000.

APPLAUSE

Well, I must say, you made it look very easy. Consistently low scoring.

-It's not easy.

-Really?

-No.

-The categories just felt right.

Well, you played it beautifully, consistently low scoring.

You're the lowest scorers by a margin in the first two rounds.

And then, very nice 2-1 victory in the head-to-head.

The rules are very simple.

To win that money, all you have to do is find a pointless answer.

We haven't had any pointless answers on the show today.

You only have to find one now and you will take home that money.

Firstly, you've got to choose a category. And you can choose from these five options. They are...

It's going to be Katie Price.

LAUGHTER

I don't think so.

-Comedy actors?

-Yeah.

-Comedy actors.

-Yeah, comedy actors.

-Comedy actors it is. OK.

Let's find out what the question is. Here it comes. Good luck.

We gave 100 people 100 seconds to name as many Adam Sandler films as they could.

Adam Sandler films. Richard.

Any feature films made for general cinema release

for which Adam Sandler has received an acting credit up to the beginning of 2012.

Please, as always, no TV films, short films or documentaries.

But voice performances do count. Very best of luck.

Thank you, Richard. You now have up to one minute to come up with three answers.

And all you need to win that £2,000 jackpot

is for just one of those answers to be pointless.

Let's put 60 seconds on the clock. There they are.

Your time starts now.

-To be honest, I've no idea.

-He's American.

I think he did Night... Night At The Museum.

Night At The Museum and Night At The Museum Two.

And that one with... She's...

She's... Drew Barrymore is a... She has to... She loses her memory.

What was it? 40...52 Dates? Something like that.

Oh, I need a title.

We've got, we've got three there.

There's Night At The Museum, there's that other one...

There's two Night At The Museum, I know that. Um... Oh. Um...

I'm stuck, I'm stuck.

-The one with Drew Barrymore...

-I think that's...

42 Dates, I think they call it.

Ten seconds left.

Night At The Museum, 42 Dates, we've got that.

-Night At The Museum, Night At The Museum Two...

-Yeah.

-And 42 Dates.

-42 Dates.

-OK, that's your minute up, I'm afraid.

-Yeah.

OK, well, we were looking for Adam Sandler films, I now need your three answers.

-Night At The Museum.

-Night At The Museum.

-Night At The Museum Two.

-Night At The Museum Two.

And I think they call it 42 Dates.

-42 Dates.

-Yes.

OK, 42 Dates. Of those three, which do you think is your best shot at a pointless answer?

We'll say 42 Dates.

42 Dates, we'll put that last.

And which is your least likely? Night At The Museum One.

Night At The Museum.

OK, Night At The Museum, Night At The Museum Two, 42 Dates. In that order, OK.

Let's put them on the board in that order. And here they come. We've got...

OK, so we were looking for Adam Sandler films.

Your first answer, the one you thought was least likely to be pointless was Night At The Museum.

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

It has to be pointless for you to win that jackpot of £2,000.

How many people said Night At The Museum?

Oh!

-It's not Adam Sandler, I'm thinking now.

-Bad luck.

An incorrect answer, which means it's not pointless.

You only have two more chances to win today's jackpot of £2,000.

I'm fearing that...that kind of condemns your next answer as well.

LAUGHTER

It would have been a great answer if the first one would have been right. OK, never mind.

Let's put it to the test. For £2,000, Night At The Museum Two has to be correct and pointless.

OK, we got those out of the way.

You only have one more chance to win today's jackpot of £2,000.

What would you do with £2,000, Pete?

-I'd put it towards a holiday to the US.

-Lovely.

-Yeah.

-Paul, how about you?

-I'd put it towards a holiday to Australia, to see family out there.

Excellent. OK. Well, very, very best of luck.

It's all riding on your last answer. 42 Dates.

We were looking for Adam Sandler films.

This was the answer you felt was your best shot at a pointless answer.

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

If it's both of those things, you will win £2,000. 42 Dates.

Is it right? How many people said it?

Oh! Oh, bad luck!

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Bad luck, Pete and Paul.

I'm afraid you didn't find that vital pointless answer.

So I'm afraid you don't win today's jackpot of £2,000,

which will roll over onto the next show.

-But you've been fantastic contestants.

-Thanks.

It's been a joy having you on the show, it's been brilliant.

And you do of course take home our Pointless trophy, so very well done.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Sorry, that was a lousy final question for you, guys.

Sorry about that.

He is in a film with Drew Barrymore, Adam Sandler.

-It's not 42 Dates, it's 50 First Dates he is in.

-That's the one!

-Ah!

And 50 First Dates would have scored you 15 points anyway.

And it's Ben Stiller who's the star of both of the Night At The Museum movies.

Let's take a look. There's four pointless answers here.

And I know there's plenty of Adam Sandler fans out here.

Funny People, his Judd Apatow comedy from 2009, was a pointless answer. Some people would have said that.

You Don't Mess With The Zohan. He plays an Israeli commando who becomes a New York hairdresser.

The Paul Thomas Sanderson's film Punch-Drunk Love.

That's another pointless answer.

And his animated musical Eight Crazy Nights,

based on Hanukkah, also a pointless answer.

Very well done anybody who got any of those at home.

I bet some people did. But a bad last category for you.

-And you played so well throughout.

-Yeah, yeah.

Unfortunately, we have to say goodbye to you, Pete and Paul. It's been great having you here.

Thank you so much for playing. Brilliant contestants.

APPLAUSE

Unfortunately, Pete and Paul didn't win our jackpot today.

So it rolls over, which means on the next show, we'll be playing for £3,000.

APPLAUSE

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

-Goodbye.

And goodbye from me, goodbye.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Subtitles by Red Bee Media Ltd