Episode 9 Think Tank

Our Think Tank answered hundreds of questions before the show.

Their answers are in,

but how helpful will they be to our three contestants?

Playing the game with us are Phoebe, a PA from Leeds,

Rachel, an English teacher from Brighton,

and John, a chartered surveyor from Swindon.

This is Think Tank.

APPLAUSE

Welcome to the show. Welcome, as always, to our Think Tank.

Their accolades includes degrees in sports science, medicine,

English literature and even fuel and combustion.

Not spontaneous combustion, we hope. HE LAUGHS

They're all here to assist our three contestants

and, we hope, power one of them to victory.

Phoebe, Rachel and John, thanks very much for joining us.

Welcome to the programme. Phoebe, you work as a PA.

-A lot of office work, I suppose, for you.

-Yeah, yeah.

I am sort of sitting down a lot, which I don't like.

It's a compromise. I try and stay active.

-I love dancing.

-Mm-hm.

-Zumba in particular.

-Lucy does a lot of dancing, don't you?

-I do, yeah.

I run a dance school. I love a bit of Zumba as well.

-Rachel.

-Hello.

-You're a teacher. Who do you teach?

Some lovely teenage girls in Worthing in West Sussex.

Are you used to dealing with a sort of unruly mob

of moody teenage sorts? LAUGHTER

At times. They have their moments.

We couldn't describe this lot as teenagers,

but every other adjective probably fits.

LAUGHTER What can I do to keep them in order?

What's the best thing to do?

You don't want them all talking at the same time.

You need to establish your authority.

Right, you lot. LAUGHTER

I'm going to impose my authority and from now on, just be good.

LAUGHTER

-Shh! Teacher's in class.

-That's it.

-All right.

John, you're a chartered surveyor,

-so presumably, you're out on the road quite a lot.

-Yes.

I work for a large organisation in the South West,

so I've got quite a large area to cover.

When you come home at the end of the day,

how do you like to wind down?

-I play a bass guitar and a sousaphone.

-What's that?

It's like a large tuba that you sort of put around your neck.

-Diane, you used to sing in a band as a backing singer, didn't you?

-I did.

And then, in 1977, the group split

and the guys developed The Specials and The Selecter.

-Oh, wow!

-Ah! And you went on to even greater things

by becoming a member of the Think Tank.

THEY CHEER

John, you and Diane might have some common interests there,

so good luck to all three of you.

Over three rounds, then,

our contestants will try to tap into the knowledge of the Think Tank

to build up as much money as possible.

The two highest scorers progress to the final.

Ultimately, though, just one will walk away with a cash prize.

So, let's play the first round.

So, in this round, I'm going to ask you a question

and then every member of the Think Tank

will reveal the answer that they gave before the show.

The correct answer is always in there somewhere,

but there are also any number of incorrect answers

in the mix as well. So, pick out the right answer

and £200 will be added to your prize fund.

You get two questions each

-and, Phoebe, we're going to start with you.

-OK.

So, here's a look at your question...

-You don't have to answer just yet.

-OK.

Have a think and we'll take a look at the answers

that the Think Tank gave, starting with Peter.

Ship.

Flag.

Ship.

Ship.

Badge.

Flag.

Ship.

Flag.

Four ships, three flags and a badge.

Yeah. I know, normally, majority rules,

but I've got a strong suspicion it's badge.

-You think it's a badge?

-Yeah. I've got

a gut instinct on that.

I think it's badge,

so I'm happy to go with that one.

OK, Phoebe, what is a Blue Peter,

after which the long-running children's TV show was named?

-You say it's a badge.

-Yeah.

Let's see if this gets you off the mark.

It's a flag.

-SHE LAUGHS

-Oh, no. OK.

It's a signal flag. Blue

with a white square in the middle,

and it's a signal for a vessel that's about to leave port.

So, there you are. So, no money for you just yet, Phoebe.

Plenty of time, though.

Let's move on to Rachel. Here's your first question...

A lot of money. Have a think about who it might be,

as we see what the Think Tank thought.

Peter?

Stephen Fry.

JK Rowling.

EL James.

Meera Syal.

JK Rowling.

JK Rowling.

Sebastian Faulks.

JK Rowling.

Half of the Think Tank going for JK Rowling.

What do you think, though? Are they right?

Well, it's the 2015 Sunday Times Rich List

and she's obviously been around, JK Rowling, for a long time,

but maybe she's just come into the list.

Cos she must have made a lot of money

through all her books and her films

and all the merchandise that goes with that. So, I'm going

-to go with the majority and say JK Rowling.

-You'll say

-JK Rowling?

-Mm-hm.

-OK, let's see if you're right.

Which writer was a new entry

into the 2015 Sunday Times Authors Rich List at number four

with an estimated wealth of £75 million?

-It's EL James.

-Oh, well done.

Who is, of course, the author

of Fifty Shades Of Grey.

I wonder how many of the Think Tank...

LAUGHTER ..have read that book. Hands up.

Wow! Really? Half of the Think Tank have read it.

It's the bestseller that nobody admits

to having had a look at. LAUGHTER

-Dare I ask, did you enjoy it?

-Yes.

-Did you go and see the film?

-No.

-Oh.

I prefer to read and have my own...

-Oh.

-LAUGHTER

-I meant to say use my imagination...

-Yes.

-..but...yes.

-No.

Honestly, when you're talking about this book,

you just want to leave it well alone.

LAUGHTER OK, it was EL James,

-but JK Rowling is, in fact, number one...

-Oh.

-..with £580 million. ALL:

-Whoa!

So, no money for you there either,

but there'll be plenty of other chances.

John, here's your first question...

Have a think about that. Let's see what the Think Tank said.

Wells.

York.

Nottingham.

Bath.

York.

Sheffield.

Kent.

Bath.

So, a fair range to choose from there, John. What do you think?

Two of those places are within the area I survey,

them being Wells and Bath.

I can't imagine Nottingham being a surname.

I would say Wells.

-You're going to go with Wells...

-Wells.

..as the name of the British city which is also the maiden name

of David Cameron's wife Samantha.

Let's see if you're right.

-It's Sheffield, in fact. ALL:

-Oh!

Samantha Sheffield was her maiden name.

Full name - Samantha Gwendoline Sheffield.

She's the daughter of a baronet.

I have to say, Max, I've never met anybody called Nottingham.

-I suppose it's possible.

-Well, anything's possible, really.

I thought it had quite a nice ring to it.

If her first name had been Sheriff of...

-LAUGHTER Diane.

-Yes.

-Samantha Kent has got a ring to it, certainly.

-Mm.

There's just one small problem with it.

-What's that?

-Kent is a county, not a city.

I was being inventive. I was using my imagination.

LAUGHTER Well,

we know all about your imagination. LAUGHTER

OK. So, no money for you, John.

You're all still to get off the mark.

-Let's go back to Phoebe and your second question.

-OK.

Go through the video recorder of your mind

while we see what the Think Tank thought about it. Peter?

EastEnders.

Sherlock.

The Walking Dead.

The Walking Dead.

The Watch.

The West Wing.

Homeland.

EastEnders.

So, two for EastEnders, two for The Walking Dead,

and then a split field after that. What do you think?

The little I've seen of soaps, I don't think it's EastEnders.

-I'm just going to rule that one out, I think...

-OK.

-..immediately.

Sherlock - I know the two main characters in there,

but unfortunately, I don't know a lot else about that one.

Um, do you know what? I'm going to go with Homeland, I think.

-Going to go with Homeland?

-Yeah.

The British actor Andrew Lincoln

plays the role of Rick Grimes in which TV drama series? You're saying

it's Homeland. Let's see if you're right.

It's The Walking Dead.

Oh, no.

Max and Abi got that one right. Are you fans of the programme?

I'm a massive fan. I've actually...

I've watched so much of it, I sometimes dream that I'm in it.

And I've kissed Rick Grimes.

Does that make you a member of the walking dead?

Oh, no, I'm running away from them in my dreams.

Good. If you're running and they're walking, you should be all right.

LAUGHTER

So, Phoebe, no money for you just yet.

Let's move on to Rachel's second question.

Have a quick rattle around America

while we look at what the Think Tank said.

Two.

Four.

Three.

Seven.

Four.

Three.

Four.

Three.

Pick a number - any number, so long as it's one of those -

and you might be right.

OK, so, there's New Hampshire, New England, New York.

That's three.

I can't think of any others, but I'm going

-to go for three.

-Going to go for three?

-Mm-hm.

The names of how many US states

begin with the word New? Rachel,

you're saying three. Have you got the right number?

It's four.

It's four, in fact. They are

New Hampshire, New York, New Jersey and New Mexico.

-ALL:

-Ah!

-Yeah, there you go.

So, still to get off the mark, Rachel.

John, here's your second question...

Bit of a spicy question there for you.

Let's see if the Think Tank can help you. Peter?

Magnolia.

Lily.

Orchid.

Jasmine.

Lily.

Crocus.

Lily.

Crocus.

So, lily seems to be the most popular choice there.

What do you think?

It's one of my weakest subjects, is food and drink.

I will go with crocus

for no particular reason whatsoever.

Crocus for no particular reason whatsoever is your answer.

The spice saffron is made from

the dried stigmas of which flower?

Crocus is right.

APPLAUSE

May have been no particular reason, but it was the right one,

so well done. Ken, are you a flower person?

-Well, only crocus.

-LAUGHTER

My favourite. And I actually dry them out and make my own saffron.

-Do you?

-No, that was a joke.

-LAUGHTER

You are such a fibber. LAUGHTER

I believe that saffron is one of the most expensive

because of the way it's made with just a few stigma from each crocus.

Absolutely. OK, well, well done.

And, John, well done to you. That gets you off the mark with £200.

So, at the end of the first round, Phoebe and Rachel,

you're tied on nothing just yet.

Don't worry. Don't worry. Still lots of time.

In the lead with £200 is John.

APPLAUSE

So, it could all change in the next round.

Every member of the Think Tank is holding two questions,

which they answered correctly before the show,

so you're going to take it in turns to pick someone in the Tank

whose knowledge you think you can match.

And for every correct answer,

another £200 will be added to your prize fund.

Once a Think Tanker has asked both of their questions,

they can't be picked again.

Phoebe, you get to go first. You've got them all to choose from.

Who do you want to go with?

Do you know, I'm going to go with Lucy first.

-I feel like we've broken the ice.

-LAUGHTER

-Your dance connection, Zumba thing?

-Yeah, let's go with that.

-All right.

-I absolutely love Radio 4.

-Oh, no.

-My question is...

-I don't know this.

-SHE LAUGHS

You don't listen to Desert Island Discs?

I don't listen to Radio 4,

so I'll just try and make some kind of

educated guess, as much as I can.

Let's go with Chris Evans.

-Chris Evans...

-Yeah.

-OK.

..as the host of Desert Island Discs. Lucy?

He does a great Radio 2 show, which I also love,

-but the host is Kirsty Young.

-OK, fine.

Kirsty Young replaced Sue Lawley

and is the fourth presenter of the show since it began in 1942.

-OK.

-Yeah.

No money for you just yet, Phoebe. Rachel, who do you want to go with?

-Still got everyone to choose from.

-Um, I'm going to pick Max.

Our English literature graduate Max.

-This is a literature-related question.

-OK.

I think your job should make you good at answering.

If not, I'm sure your children will give you hell for it.

They really will.

This is so embarrassing cos I don't know.

-I'll have to say...Charles Dickens.

-Going to go with Charles Dickens?

Just because it's the CD initials.

Let's see if you're right. Max?

Well, that is a very Dickensian name,

-but, actually, Charles wrote under the name Lewis Carroll.

-Ah.

-Lewis Carroll, of course.

-I didn't know that.

-It's very embarrassing, Bill.

-Author of Alice's Adventures In Wonderland

and many other works. No money for you just yet.

Let's hope you get lots of other right answers

so that your pupils will forget that one.

-I hope so.

-OK.

No money for you just yet. John, who are you going to choose?

-I'm going to choose Cleve.

-Because?

Well, he's into his sports and I think he's into music as well.

You're correct about that. I knew this answer because

it was one of those great, iconic sporting moments

that you tend not to forget. The question is...

I think I know the answer. He's the...

It's Martin Johnson.

Came to you pretty quickly there. Cleve?

-Absolutely correct. Also a former manager.

-Well done.

APPLAUSE

Another £200 for you, John. And, Phoebe, we come back to you.

You still have all eight to go with.

-I'm going to go for Diane.

-OK.

-Why do you want to go with Diane?

-She has a kind face.

-ALL:

-Aw!

-Thank you.

-So, I'm really hoping that rubs off.

Kind face, warm heart, lovely hair.

-Yes, yes. Lots of it.

-LAUGHTER

OK.

I know the answer to this question because I'm a real shellfish freak.

-OK.

-I'll even travel to France to go and get fresh seafood

so that we can have Seafood Saturday at home.

So, my question is...

-I am a big foodie...

-Mm-hm.

-..and I know this one,

so it's lobster.

Lobster, you're saying with great confidence. Is she right?

-Absolutely correct.

-APPLAUSE

-You go to France just to get shellfish?

-Yeah.

Where do you go from when you go there?

Down to Dover and get the ferry over.

-It must take you all day.

-Oh, and night cos you stay overnight.

I've got my big trolley, my crutches.

-You don't do this every week, do you?

-No, no.

LAUGHTER That's good.

Otherwise, we'd never see you.

And £200 goes into your fund, so you're off the mark.

-Well done.

-Yes, very happy.

Rachel, you still have everyone potentially on your side.

-I'm going to go for Arminel.

-Chemistry teacher Arminel.

-This is a geography question.

-OK.

-So, the question is...

The Oresund Bridge links which two countries?

I haven't heard of it, but just looking,

thinking about the spelling, I'm going to say Norway...

..and Denmark. It's a big guess.

Norway and Denmark, Arminel.

-Well, you're half right.

-No!

-Aw.

It's Denmark and Sweden.

-Right.

-Oh. SHE LAUGHS

-So close.

-Yes.

Have you ever seen The Bridge, the Scandi crime thriller?

-Of course, yeah.

-Denmark and Sweden. That's the bridge that they go over.

No money for you just yet, Rachel. Hang on in there as we come to John.

-Still got everyone to choose from.

-I'm going to go with Cleve.

Going to go with Cleve again. LAUGHTER

I knew this. It's something I've sort of heard so often.

Which song, a signature tune of Etta James,

did Beyonce sing at the inauguration of Barack Obama?

It's a song that Etta James, I think,

was rather put out not singing herself,

-and it's called At Last.

-You came to that very quickly.

At Last. Has he got the right answer?

Absolutely correct.

APPLAUSE

John, £200 for you.

OK, Phoebe, you can go with everybody apart from Cleve.

I'm going to go for Diane again, if that's all right.

-Of course.

-Yeah.

-Absolutely.

-Thank you.

-Not a complicated question at all.

-No. Well, luckily,

I absolutely love this programme

and I think they're great actors, so it's Empire.

-The Empire. Or Empire.

-Empire.

Um, yeah, I think it's called that.

No, it is. It's definitely Empire. Yeah.

OK, Diane, is it Empire?

-It's Empire.

-APPLAUSE

-High-five there.

-Yeah.

Taraji P Henson won a Golden Globe, actually,

for playing that role in 2016.

-£200 to you, Phoebe. Well done.

-Thank you.

-Rachel?

OK, I'm going to go for Abi.

I... Well, I don't know.

I'm going to say James Corden.

Don't know if that's even right, but it's just come into my head.

-Going to say James Corden?

-Mm-hm.

-Is she right, Abi?

-Ding-ding!

-CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Whoo!

James Corden replaced Craig Ferguson as host of The Late Late Show

and has been very successful with it.

-So, Rachel, you're off the mark.

-Hurray!

-Well done. OK, John?

I'm going to choose Peter.

Hi. Well, my name's really not Peter.

It's a nickname for Peter Pan

because I'm the boy that never grew up.

-ALL:

-Aw!

-So, it's a question about Peter Pan.

What is the name

of the Darling family's large dog in JM Barrie's Peter Pan?

Film is another one of my weaker subjects.

Um, I should know cos I've got two young children,

but we haven't got on to Peter Pan just yet.

I would say...

..Shep.

-Going for Shep?

-Yes.

-Peter?

-I'm afraid it's not. It's Nana.

Nana was the answer we were looking for.

-Nana was a Newfoundland dog, wasn't she?

-She was hairy.

-That's all I remember.

-LAUGHTER

OK. She was a hairy Newfoundland.

LAUGHTER All right.

John, you didn't get that right, so no more money for you just now.

And at the end of that round,

Rachel has £200,

Phoebe has £400.

Still in the lead, though,

is John with £600.

So, contestants, one of you is going to have to leave the game shortly,

but there is one last chance for you to take the lead.

-Rachel, you can still catch up, OK?

-Yeah.

All of you are now going to be asked the same question,

then two members of the Think Tank will tell you the answer

that they gave before the show and which they believe to be correct.

Only one of them's going to be right.

If you side with the right person,

another £200 will be added to your prize fund.

Just five questions remain before we have to say goodbye to one of you,

so do think carefully about your answers, OK?

First, then, we're going to hear answers from Cleve and Max.

And here it is...

-Cleve?

-I remember the year they won it and it's been a while.

I believe it was Blackburn Rovers.

Blackburn Rovers. OK, Max?

I'm not much into my football these days,

but when I was younger, I did have all the stickers and sticker books,

and I do remember Alan Shearer's bright, happy face

being on a sticker for Newcastle,

so that's going to be my answer here.

OK, you're sticking with the stickers and Newcastle,

and Cleve is going with Blackburn Rovers.

Contestants, please lock in your answers.

So, Phoebe and Rachel

going with Newcastle United,

John with Blackburn Rovers.

Who's right?

Blackburn Rovers it is indeed.

-Well remembered.

-Sorry!

-APPLAUSE

-In 1995.

-That's right.

-But Alan Shearer did play for both clubs...

-Yeah.

-..of course.

-OK. So, well done, Cleve.

-Thank you.

-Good knowledge.

-Thanks.

£200 to John. And for our next question,

we hear answers from Peter and Arminel. Here it is...

-Peter?

-I think it's Apple because it's all over the place

and it's a well-known product and everyone knows what it is.

OK. Arminel?

Well, I think Coca-Cola is all over the place.

Every country I've been to,

it's been possible to buy it in every single country.

All right, two products all over the place.

Coca-Cola and Apple are the choices

for the world's most valuable brand in 2015.

Contestants, please lock in your answers.

And all three of you

have gone with Apple.

Let's see if you're right.

You are indeed. Apple is correct.

APPLAUSE

Apple's worth 143 billion

and Coca-Cola is fourth, in fact, with 56 billion.

-So, you're on the money there, Peter. Well done.

-Thank you.

And that means we add £200 to all of your prize funds. Well done.

The next Think Tankers to come up with their answers are Lucy and Max.

-Lucy?

-OK, bear with me here.

Back in 1994, I got my first CD player

and the first album I ever bought was Tragic Kingdom by No Doubt

and No Doubt are from Anaheim, California

and Gwen Stefani is holding a peach on the cover,

so I think that California is The Peach State.

-There is a logic to it...

-Yes.

-..certainly. Max?

A couple of years ago, I drove from coast to coast in America

and we did drive through Georgia.

And as you go along the road in Georgia,

every other place is a peach farm and the peaches are incredible.

And I would thoroughly recommend, if you do like a peach,

-go to Georgia.

-Georgia for Max.

Lucy, you're going with California.

Contestants, lock in your answers.

All three of you

unanimous about Georgia.

Let's see if you're right.

-Georgia it is indeed.

-Well done.

It's a good album.

APPLAUSE

Georgia - famous for the quality

and the quantity of the peaches they produce there.

No doubt yours was a well-reasoned answer.

It just happened to be wrong, Lucy.

-Yes, sad times.

-LAUGHTER

-Max, good knowledge. Well done.

-Thank you.

And £200 to all of your prize funds. Well done.

We're going to hear next from Ken and Diane.

And here's the question...

-Ken?

-Well, I've been

to both countries

and I seem to remember swimming

or floating in the Dead Sea.

-So, that's my answer - the Dead Sea.

-The Dead Sea. Diane?

My answer is the Red Sea because I've been to Egypt.

I haven't been to the Arabian Peninsula,

but they said that there was two miles of quicksand

on the only coast that wasn't landlocked,

and beyond the quicksand was the Red Sea.

-And that's what you're going with?

-The Red Sea.

All right, it's the Red Sea or the Dead Sea.

Those are potential answers.

Contestants, please lock in your answers.

So, let's see.

Phoebe's gone with the Dead Sea.

The other two, Rachel and John,

have gone with Red.

Let's see who's right.

The Red Sea it is.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

The Dead Sea is, in fact, not a sea.

It's a lake and it's in Jordan and Israel.

Well, well done, Diane.

And that means that, Rachel and John,

you get to add £200 to your prize fund.

For our final question in this round, then,

we're going to hear answers from Abi and Lucy.

And here it is...

Abi?

So, I think it's Elton John

because he did Candle In The Wind for Princess Diana

and I think it would be very fitting

that he also sang at Prince William's wedding.

-Lucy?

-Um, well, actually,

I don't mind confessing to get a little bit excited

when it's William and Kate in the news,

and I remember, I'm sure, reading it was, in fact,

Ellie Goulding who got to go and sing for them.

All right, so, Ellie Goulding or Elton John?

Contestants, please lock in your answers.

And all three of you

going with Ellie Goulding.

Again, a unanimous choice.

Are you right?

Ellie Golding it is.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Well done.

I did go to a wedding that day, actually.

-A wedding that day?

-Yeah.

-Not their wedding?

-Not their wedding?

-No, it was my niece was getting married. BOTH:

-Aw.

-Far better occasion.

-We still had a jolly time.

-Yeah, it was good. Well done, Lucy.

-Thank you.

-Good knowledge there. And good try, Abi.

-Thank you.

Good try. OK.

That means, after that last question of this round,

you all get to add £200 to your prize funds.

So, that's the end of round three.

In the lead with £1,600 is John,

but it's a tie for second place between Phoebe and Rachel,

both on £1,000.

Only two contestants can go through to the final,

so we'll have a tie-break

to determine who's going to make it through, OK?

Now, this is a decider.

It has a numerical answer,

so whoever's closest to the correct answer

will go through to the final, all right? Here's your question...

Have a think, Phoebe and Rachel,

and please lock in your answers.

Phoebe, you say it was 42.

Rachel, you've gone with 10.

So, let's see what the answer was.

-193 member states.

-Oh, dear.

That means, Phoebe, you're closer. You go through to the final.

Unfortunately, then, we have to say goodbye to Rachel.

Thanks very much for the handy discipline tips...

-Well, there you go.

-..which I'm going to practise on these guys

very firmly from now on.

-Thanks for being with us.

-Thank you.

-APPLAUSE

So, well done, John and Phoebe.

You two are now both going to compete to take home the money

that you've earned in our final.

So, Phoebe, if you're our winner,

how do you think you might spend your prize money?

I've always wanted to go to a Michelin-star restaurant.

-Michelin-star restaurant.

-I'd probably take a friend.

-I think I'd like to know if it's all it's cracked up to be.

-OK.

-John, what are your thoughts?

-I've just moved house

and I'd love to have a piano in the corner of our dining room.

With a bit of luck,

I can get my children to learn the piano. That would be good.

Well, good luck to you both.

Our final is a general knowledge battle

and I'm going to ask you five questions each.

Whoever gives the most correct answers

will take home the money that they've built up so far.

Fortunately, the Think Tank is still on hand to help you out,

so you can pick someone to consult with

before you answer the questions. Each member can only be picked once.

The difference in the final, compared with the rest of the show,

is that they haven't seen any of these questions before,

so they will know as little about it as you do, OK?

John, you've built up the most money in the main game,

so the final starts with you. Here's your first question...

-Who do you think might help you with that?

-I think Lucy.

I don't know if Ali is male or female,

-to be perfectly honest.

-LAUGHTER

So, did Ant or Dec get married? One of them?

I... See, that's a good shout. Um, I'm just trying to distinguish

-which one's Ant and which one's Dec.

-LAUGHTER

The darker-haired chap, I think...

-Ant.

-..has been married a few years.

-Right.

Whereas the smaller, sort of more blonde of the two...

-Which is Dec, isn't it?

-Dec.

-Dec.

Declan Donnelly or something is his name, yeah.

-So, that's...that's a good shout. I'll go with Dec.

-Dec.

-Declan Donnelly.

-Declan Donnelly is your answer

as the TV presenter who married Ali Astall in August 2015.

Let's have a look.

-It is indeed.

-Oh!

-SHE LAUGHS

-Phew!

-Well, well done, Lucy.

One-nil to John, then. Phoebe, here's your question...

Who can help you here, do you think?

I think Max looks like a person who would like Lord Of The Rings.

-SHE LAUGHS

-But I have a feeling I think I know.

-I just need help with the name if that's OK.

-Sure.

I think I might know the answer. Have you got any thoughts?

Yeah, it's the guy - bright blue eyes, dark hair.

-He looks lovely, yeah.

-LAUGHTER

Off of The Office and Sherlock as well, I think.

Oh, yeah. Sorry, no... Yeah, now that you've said that, thank you.

-SHE LAUGHS

-I had somebody else in mind.

-He was in Love Actually, wasn't he?

-Yes, he was.

-Lots of stuff.

-What was his name?

I think - I could be wrong on this - Martin Freeman was the name

-that was jumping into my head.

-Yeah, I'm really happy with that answer.

-Martin Freeman is your choice?

-OK, yeah.

Which actor, born in 1971,

played Bilbo Baggins in three films based on JRR Tolkien's The Hobbit?

You're saying it's Martin Freeman. Is it right?

It is indeed Martin Freeman. APPLAUSE

You may have been thinking originally of Elijah Wood...

-Yes, that was it.

-..who was in the Lord Of The Rings films.

I'm glad I got steered the other way.

Yeah, so, you were well steered by Max there.

One-all. John, here's your second question...

I haven't got the foggiest.

So, you need to go with somebody maybe

who's got some literature in them.

-You can't go with Lucy or Max.

-I'll go with Arminel, please.

-Great.

-LAUGHTER

I was sending thought waves.

This is a book I've read and it is by an author that I like.

-You say you've got no idea at all?

-No, I haven't.

OK, good. I mean, I don't mean good.

-LAUGHTER

-I mean I'm so glad I can help.

It's Muriel Spark.

-Muriel Spark?

-Yeah, go with me.

-You've got a spark of inspiration there?

-Yeah.

-Yeah.

-Muriel Spark.

Muriel Spark is what you're going to go with as the author

of the 1961 book The Prime Of Miss Jean Brodie.

Correct. Muriel Spark. APPLAUSE

Two-one to you, John.

Phoebe, your chance to catch up. Here's your second question...

-Who can help you here, do you think?

-Can I go with Cleve, please?

-Cleve?

-I think I can help.

-Yeah.

I do have a dilemma in my mind.

Do you have a feeling he's something to do with either sailing...?

-It's...

-I feel like it's not... Yeah, I don't think it's...

Well, my first thought, initially, was rowing.

Then I thought, "No, I know better cos I can remember seeing him."

-He works... He's on his own.

-Yeah.

My second instinct, which I think is the safer one,

-is actually sailing.

-Yeah. I think I'll go with sailing.

OK, so, Ben Ainslie has won four Olympic gold medals in which sport?

You're saying it's sailing. Let's see if you're right.

Sailing it is. APPLAUSE

Ben Ainslie won his first gold in the Laser Class in 2000

and won three more in the Finn Class between 2004 and 2012. Well done.

Two-all it is. It's proving to be a tight contest.

John, here's your third question...

Half of the Think Tank to help you -

Abi, Ken, Diane and Peter.

-I'll go with Ken, please.

-Ken.

Well, I was actually born during World War II, of course,

although I don't look it.

Um, I think it's Eisenhower.

I can remember him on movies and films of the period,

-so I think it was Eisenhower.

-What do you think?

Yeah, I know Eisenhower was the president

at some time during World War II,

but whether he was there at the start of World War II

-is something I'm not so sure about.

-I'm not sure.

I can't remember who preceded him either.

-I can't give you any other answer. I'm sorry.

-I'll go with Eisenhower.

-You're going to go with Eisenhower...

-Yes, please.

..as the US president at the start of World War II. Is that right?

-It's not. Franklin D Roosevelt...

-Yes, of course.

-..was what we were looking for, in fact.

-Sorry.

Eisenhower was, in fact, in the army.

He was a general in World War II. He became president in 1953.

Roosevelt started World War II

and Harry Truman was president at the end.

So, no score for you there. Still two-all.

And it means, Phoebe, with your third question,

-you can take the lead...

-Oh, right.

..if you get this question right. Here's the question...

-OK. I've got a couple of things in my mind of who it might be.

-Mm-hm.

But I'm just going to think through.

Who could help you think through out of Diane, Peter and Abi?

I know this probably looks like I'm latching on to Diane,

but I'm going to go with Diane, please.

Cos she's been very helpful to you so far.

-You've been really helpful, so...

-Aw.

I have a feeling it could be Kenya.

-There's Ethiopia, there's...

-Somalia, Ethiopia have...

-Yeah.

-They usually have a lot of runners.

-Yeah.

-Nigeria, obviously, would be up there as well, I think.

-Yeah.

But then, as you say, the Kenyan runners

and the athletes are particularly strong as well,

so if we narrow it down between Kenya and Ethiopia...

I... Oh, really? Yeah, I think Ethiopia over Kenya, actually.

Ultimately, though, you are the one who has to decide, Phoebe.

-I'll go with Ethiopia, please.

-Ethiopia.

-Yes.

Which African country finished top of the medal table

at the 2015 World Athletics Championships?

You're going with Ethiopia.

-It is Kenya. ALL:

-Oh!

-So close.

-Oh!

-Aw.

-Kenya got 16 medals at those championships.

-Ethiopia were, in fact, fifth...

-OK.

-..with eight medals.

So, you nearly steered her in the right direction,

-but it didn't quite work.

-Oh, sorry.

-No, thank you.

Well, the scores are still two-all

and we come to the fourth question, John, for you...

You have just Abi and Peter to consult with.

I'll go with Abi.

Go with Abi. Got any thoughts about it, John?

I think it's The Kinks, but I'm not too sure.

OK, well, maybe Abi can help you.

Do you know what era they might be in?

-As in, 1970s?

-Well, Ray Davies, I think, is in the '60s.

Oh, they're not the Bee Gees, are they? Cos aren't they twins?

-That's Gibbs. That would be the Gibb brothers.

-Oh, OK.

That's all I had in terms of brothers.

Then I was thinking of the Kray twins, but I think that's more...

-LAUGHTER

-I don't think they ever did

any form of music.

I don't think it's them. So, what's your thoughts?

I think I'm going to go with The Kinks.

-Going to go with The Kinks?

-Yes.

Ray Davies and his brother Dave Davies found fame

as members of which pop group? You say it's The Kinks.

This could take you into the lead.

The Kinks it is. Well done. APPLAUSE

Their hits include Waterloo Sunset and You've Really Got Me.

The Kray twins' hits, I'd be interested...

LAUGHTER

OK, well done, John. Three-two to you.

Phoebe, your chance to equalise here.

-OK, so, I can consult with Peter, is that right?

-Indeed. Peter?

-Do you have any idea, Peter?

-Well, I think Gibraltar,

but that's not an island, is it, really?

Or is it Rock of Gibraltar? No, it's attached, isn't it, to Spain?

But it's under British rule.

Sicily, but I think that's all, like, Italian

and that'll be the same.

Um, do you know, let's go with, um...

Let's go with Malta.

-Malta?

-Yeah. I think let's...

-Yeah, I'm just going to have to guess that.

-OK.

You're going to go with Malta

as one of two island countries in the Mediterranean

where people drive on the left-hand side of the road.

Cyprus is one. You say Malta is the other.

Let's see if you're right.

Malta it is. APPLAUSE

Where did you pull that one out of?

I just had a vague thing of I knew it was obviously an island

and I thought, "Let's just go with that."

-I'm glad I did.

-Brilliantly done. Really brilliantly done.

It's three-all. There are no Think Tankers left

to help you out, so you are on your own.

John, here you go.

-Spain.

-Didn't take you long to think about that.

-Are you sure?

-Yes, I am.

I used to go on holiday to the Costa Del Sol

when I was a teenager.

You're saying Spain

is the country that is home to the holiday resort of Torremolinos.

And you're right. Spain it is. Well done.

OK, this is your fifth question, Phoebe.

-You have to get this right to stay in the contest.

-Sure.

-OK?

-Again, you're on your own with this one.

-Yeah.

I know, as soon as I hear it, I'll 100% know the answer.

I don't think it's Mary Shelley. I know she did Frankenstein.

Whether it's Mary Shelley's father, I don't know. Um, Tom Shelley.

-Tom Shelley is the answer you're going to go with?

-Yeah.

-OK.

Dracula is an 1897 book by which author?

You say Tom Shelley.

This is to keep you in the game. Let's see if you're right.

-It's Bram Stoker.

-Oh, OK.

-That's the answer we were looking for, I'm afraid.

-OK.

Congratulations, John. You're the winner. Well done.

So, Phoebe, well done.

You came very close, but I'm afraid you're not taking anything home,

apart from the treasured memory of having consulted

with this lot here. LAUGHTER

-OK.

-Thank you.

-Thanks very much for playing.

-Thank you.

John, as our winner,

you're definitely taking home your prize of £1,600

and you will shortly have the chance

to add an extra £1,000 to your winnings.

First, though, shall we take a moment to congratulate

the Think Tanker who gave the most correct answers during the show?

The top thinker was...

..Lucy! CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

-Very surprised.

-You did very well on a couple of your answers,

-didn't you?

-Yeah.

-Good knowledge. Well done.

OK, John, you have one last chance now

seriously to boost your prize as you face our Question Impossible.

This is the toughest question of the whole show

because no-one in our Think Tank answered it correctly.

If you can manage what none of them could

and give us a correct answer,

-that extra £1,000 will be yours, OK?

-Yeah.

Shall we take a look at your Question Impossible?

Before you give your answer,

we're going to take a look at all the wrong answers

given by the Think Tank

and that could help you rule out one or two of them, OK?

So, let's have a look.

Naomi Campbell - very popular choice.

Kate Moss, chosen by two of them.

Mae West and Jerry Hall.

So, it's none of those. Who else might it be, then, John?

It's a model from the '80s, '90s.

I'm just trying to remember the group of five supermodels.

Naomi Campbell was one of them.

Kate Moss would have been my second choice.

Cleve, you're my... Our mindsets are working together here.

Um, I can't remember who that might be.

Um, it's sort of a European-type name, like Erin...

Erin somebody? Erin?

I'm going to say Erin Brockovich,

but I'm not even too sure whether she is a model or not.

Erin Brockovich is your answer -

the model who famously said that she would not wake up

for less than 10,000 a day?

It's worth £1,000 to you if you get it right.

You're saying Erin Brockovich. Have you got the right person?

Linda Evangelista was the name

we were looking for.

Erin Brockovich was the name of a film which starred Julia Roberts.

A true story about a legal campaigner in the United States.

That was the name I was trying to think of.

-You were trying to think of Linda Evangelista?

-That was it.

-It's like that sometimes.

-Yeah.

You didn't conquer the Question Impossible.

Still leaving, though, John, with £1,600,

so that'll hopefully help you a little bit with buying that piano.

-Thank you, yes.

-Thanks for playing, John.

Thanks for watching. Do join us next time

when three more contestants will see

whether they can bank on the Think Tank.

Until then, it's goodbye from them.

-ALL:

-Bye!

And it's goodbye from me. Bye-bye.