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00:00Hello and welcome to Celebrity Mastermind with me Clive Myrie.
00:24In the spotlight tonight are TV and radio presenter Will Best,
00:28who will be answering questions on the actor Danny Dyer.
00:31Laura Smith, a comedian. Her special subject is the films of Baz Luhrmann.
00:36Strictly professional dancer Nikita Kuzmin,
00:39whose subject is the footballer Cristiano Ronaldo.
00:42And Jane Wisner, an actress known for the in-betweeners.
00:46Her special subject is the Belfast punk pioneer Terry Hooley.
00:50Their trophy cabinets are full to bursting.
00:57In their homes, fine marble mantelpieces grown under the weight of their prizes and gongs.
01:03Yes, there's plenty for our four celeb contenders to crow about,
01:06having achieved so much in their fabulous lives.
01:09But one thing they don't have is this splendiferous celebrity mastermind trophy.
01:14Ooh, I hear you cry.
01:16And quite right too, it's gorgeous.
01:18But getting your hands on one won't be easy.
01:21They'll have to answer one and a half minutes on a specialist subject
01:24and two minutes on general knowledge.
01:26But at the same time, they'll also be helping their chosen charities.
01:30Their private jets are on the tarmac, so we'd better hurry up.
01:34Can I ask our first celebrity contender to please make their way to the black chair?
01:48Your name?
01:49Will Best.
01:50Your occupation?
01:51Presenter.
01:52Your chosen charity?
01:53Arts for All.
01:54And your specialist subject?
01:56Danny Dyer.
01:57The London-born actor and media personality, best known for his hard-man roles on television,
02:02film and stage.
02:03In one and a half minutes.
02:05Here we go.
02:06What's the name of the character, described as an alpha male in a pink dressing gown,
02:10played by Danny Dyer in his long-running role in EastEnders?
02:14Mick Carter.
02:15Yes.
02:16Of which Nobel Prize-winning playwright and friend did Dyer say,
02:18I worshipped him, he brought me credibility, having worked with him in several of his plays
02:23in London and New York?
02:24Harold Pinter.
02:25Yes.
02:26Dyer won a Royal Television Society Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as a rags-to-riches businessman
02:32in an adaptation of what Jilly Cooper novel?
02:35Rivals.
02:36Yes.
02:37What's the first name of the woman who was Dyer's childhood sweetheart and whom he married in 2016?
02:41Joanne.
02:42Yes.
02:43The 2001 comedy drama starring Paul Nichols in the title role was the first of five films by the director, Nick Love,
02:49that Dyer would appear in over the next 24 years.
02:52Goodbye Charlie Bright.
02:53Yes.
02:54What's the name of the character played by Dyer in the 1999 film Human Traffic, a role he'd been worried he wouldn't get
03:00because the film is set in Cardiff and he couldn't do a Welsh accent?
03:03Moth.
03:04Yes.
03:05In May 2025, Dyer's daughter, also called Danny, married a player for which Premier League football club, of which Dyer himself is a lifelong fan?
03:12West Ham.
03:13Yes.
03:14What's the title of the Oscar-winning 2003 live-action short film written and directed by Andrea Arnold, in which Dyer plays a man called Dave?
03:22Wasp.
03:23Yes.
03:24In 2009, Dyer played which punk rock star in a two-man play at the Trafalgar Theatre in London, which imagined a fictional meeting between Dyer's character and Kurt Cobain?
03:33Sid Vicious.
03:34Yes.
03:35In 2025, Dyer won a BAFTA.
03:36I've started this all finish.
03:37In 2025, Dyer won a BAFTA for his role in what television comedy series created by Ryan Sampson?
03:44Mr Big Stuff.
03:45It was Mr Big Stuff.
03:47Will, at the end of that round, you had no passes.
03:50You got them all right.
03:51Ten points.
03:52Thanks.
03:57I don't know what happened.
03:59I'd practice for the other Danny Dyer's, don't I?
04:02And our next contender, please.
04:06Your name.
04:07Laura Smith.
04:08Your occupation.
04:09Comedian.
04:10Your chosen charity.
04:11Something to look forward to.
04:12And your specialist subject.
04:13The films of Baz Luhrmann.
04:14The feature films of the Australian director in one and a half minutes.
04:15Here we go.
04:16In Moulin Rouge, the courtesan and star cabaret act Satine, played by Nicole Kidman, performs under what stage name?
04:21Oh.
04:22Oh.
04:23Oh.
04:24Oh.
04:25Dime...
04:26Precious Diamond?
04:27No.
04:28Sparkling Diamond.
04:29In Australia, when the English noblewoman Lady Sarah Ashley travels to Australia, what's the name of the faltering cattle station that she initially plans to sell, but ends up running?
04:34Far Away Down.
04:35Yes.
04:36When Romeo and Juliet first meet each other at the fancy dress party at the Capulet Mansion, Juliet's favoured suitor, Dave Paris, is wearing what costume?
04:48Astronaut.
04:49Yes.
04:50In Elvis.
05:03When Elvis Presley visits Lansky's clothes store in Memphis, ahead of his appearance on the Milton Berle Show, which blues musician is also there for a suit fitting?
05:08Oh.
05:09Uh.
05:10Muddy Waters?
05:11No.
05:12BB King.
05:13Oh, Muddy Waters?
05:15No, B.B. King.
05:17In the opening sequence of Strictly Ballroom,
05:19the dancers Scott Hastings and Liz Holt
05:21are competing at the Waratah Championships
05:23under what competitor number?
05:25100. Yes, in The Great Gatsby,
05:27when the wealthy Jay Gatsby
05:29is showing his former lover Daisy Buchanan
05:31his Long Island mansion.
05:33What feature does he tell her
05:35that he had brought in from a castle in Normandy?
05:38Oh, um...
05:40The marble? No, the gates.
05:42In Moulin Rouge, the Bohemian poet
05:44Christian encounters a green fairy
05:46who is singing the song The Sound of Music
05:48after he's consumed his first glass
05:50of what alcoholic drink? Absinthe.
05:52Yes, in Australia, when Lady Sarah Ashley
05:54tries to comfort the grieving boy Nulla,
05:57she tells him a story with what title
05:59after seeing an advert for a film screening
06:02in a newspaper?
06:04Um, The Wizard of Oz?
06:06Yes. There you go.
06:08The Wizard of Oz.
06:10Laura, at the end of that round,
06:12you had no passes.
06:13You've got five points.
06:14Oh, thank you.
06:19That's a much bigger subject.
06:21Yeah.
06:24Our next contender, please.
06:26Your name?
06:35Nikita Kutzmin.
06:36Your occupation?
06:37Professional dancer and choreographer.
06:39Your chosen charity?
06:40Diabetes UK.
06:41And your specialist subject?
06:43Cristiano Ronaldo.
06:44Cristiano Ronaldo.
06:45The Portuguese footballer widely considered
06:47to be one of the most successful players
06:49of all time.
06:50In one and a half minutes.
06:51Here we go.
06:52The CR7 Museum, dedicated to the life and career
06:56of Cristiano Ronaldo, opened in 2013
06:59on which Portuguese island where he was born
07:01in 1985?
07:02Madeira.
07:03Yes.
07:04After spells at Andorinha and Nacional
07:06at the age of 12, Ronaldo joined which club
07:08on the Portuguese mainland where he would stay
07:10for the next six years?
07:14Sporting, Lisbon.
07:15Yes.
07:16After joining Manchester United in 2003,
07:18Ronaldo scored his first goal for the club
07:20in a 3-0 home win in a Premier League match
07:23against which team?
07:25Bolton.
07:26No, it was Portsmouth.
07:27What number shirt did Ronaldo wear
07:29during his first season at Real Madrid
07:31when his usual number 7 shirt was worn by Raul
07:34who left the club the following summer?
07:36I beg your pardon, could you repeat that question?
07:39What number shirt did Ronaldo...
07:40Ah, nine.
07:41Yes, nine.
07:42In 2009, Ronaldo won the inaugural Puskas award
07:44for his goal, scored from around 40 yards out
07:47for Manchester United against Porto
07:49in which round of the Champions League
07:51earlier that year?
07:54Uh, 16?
07:55No, it was the quarter-final.
07:57During his time at Juventus, Ronaldo played
07:59under three managers, Massimiliano Allegri,
08:02Maurizio Sarri and which Italian former
08:04international player?
08:07Uh, I know this one but I don't remember it
08:10so I'm just going to say Massimo Ranieri.
08:12No, Andrea Pirlo.
08:13Yeah.
08:14At Euro 2020, Ronaldo won the tournament's golden boot
08:17with a tally of how many goals all scored
08:19during the group stage?
08:212020.
08:232020.
08:242020.
08:27Or five or eight, I think.
08:28What's your answer?
08:30I will say eight.
08:32It's five.
08:38Nikita, at the end of that round,
08:40you've got no passes and you've got three points.
08:42And our final contender, please.
08:59Your name?
09:00Jane Wisner.
09:01Your occupation?
09:02Actress.
09:03Your chosen charity?
09:04Alzheimer's Society.
09:05And your specialist subject?
09:07Terry Hooley.
09:08The Belfast DJ, music entrepreneur and record shop owner
09:12who's been dubbed the godfather of Ulster Punk.
09:15In one and a half minutes.
09:17Here we go.
09:18In 2023, a mural was unveiled honoring Terry Hooley
09:21at the site where he'd opened his Good Vibrations record shop
09:24in 1976 on which street in Belfast?
09:27Great Victoria Street.
09:28Yes.
09:29Which Belfast band's debut single, Big Time,
09:31was the first record that Hooley released
09:33on his Good Vibrations label?
09:34Rudy.
09:35Yes.
09:36The Good Vibrations Battle of the Bands concert,
09:37aimed at showcasing local talent,
09:39was held in June 1978 at which university?
09:42Queens.
09:43Yes.
09:44What was the name of the Belfast recording studio
09:46that Hooley booked for The Undertones
09:48to make their debut EP Teenage Kicks in June 1978?
09:52Wizard students?
09:53Yes.
09:54With which world-renowned musician
09:55did Hooley develop a long-distance friendship
09:57after exchanging letters
09:59before finally meeting him in London in 1973?
10:08Oh, come on.
10:09Um...
10:11Oh, I don't know.
10:13Bob Dylan, that's wrong.
10:14No, it was Bob Marley.
10:15Bob Marley.
10:16In 2008, which former US president
10:17paid tribute to Hooley in a letter
10:19written to the organisers of the Good Vibrations
10:2130th anniversary concert?
10:23Bill Clinton.
10:24Yes.
10:25A plaque at the former site on Hill Street
10:26of which historic venue
10:28describes it as the home of Belfast punk rock
10:30and commends Hooley's contribution
10:32to the city's musical heritage?
10:34Please repeat the question, sorry.
10:36A plaque at the former site on Hill Street
10:38of which historic venue
10:40describes it as the home of Belfast punk rock
10:42and commends Hooley's contribution
10:44to the city's musical heritage?
10:46City Hall?
10:47No, it's the harp bar.
10:48Jane!
10:49Jane.
10:50Yes.
10:51At the end of that round, you had no passes
10:52and you've got five points.
10:53Oh, of course.
10:54OK, thank you.
10:55At the end of the specialist subjects round,
10:57let's have a look at the scores.
10:58In fourth place with three points, it's Nikita.
11:00In joint second place with five points each,
11:02Laura and Jane.
11:03And in first place with ten points, it's Will.
11:05So now, it's general knowledge.
11:06And if there's a tie at the end,
11:07then the number of passes is taken into account
11:08and the person with the fewer passes is the winner.
11:09And if they're tied on passes as well,
11:10it's a tie break.
11:11So let's ask.
11:12And the final tag to number one.
11:13What?
11:14Go on with R.
11:31winner and if they're tied on passes as well it's a tie break so let's ask Nikita to join us again
11:37please. Nikita, professional downtown Strictly of course what's it like being part of such a huge
11:50program? I don't know I sort of love the competition it's that competitive vibe and you
11:55know like you compete with other professionals you compete with other couples it's actually so
11:59much fun. Is there rivalry between the professional dancers? We are more like I wouldn't say frenemies
12:06but we get competitive between friends and that's where we also bring the best out of each other
12:13and you've also been in the German version of Strictly what was that like? To be fair I was
12:19really lucky even to be part of it and I think personally I was quite terrible with it it was
12:25my first kind of like television experience and it feels a little bit kind of this like I was a
12:30like a fish out of a fish tank is that's how you say it in English? Fish out of water? Fish out of
12:35water yes so um I was a fish out of water and uh yeah it felt like it was a lot and then speaking
12:43in German so I was getting quite shy which is not a normal thing for me to be shy. Is German your
12:47your first language or not? No German is my fifth. Right. Well we're going to see how well you dance
12:56through the round that is general knowledge. Nikita you start with three points you've got two minutes
13:02here we go in a leap year an extra day is added to which month? I beg your pardon? In a leap year
13:09an extra day is added to which month? Ah to February. Yes tres is the Spanish word for what number?
13:16Ah three. Yes the annual carnival celebrating Caribbean culture which was inaugurated in 1966 and is usually
13:23held on the last weekend of August. He's named after what area of West London? Uh wait I live in London
13:31now I should know this. Is it? It's got to be wrong but is it the one in Camden? Uh what is it the Caribbean
13:39carnival in Camden? No it's Notting Hill. In the 2017 film The Greatest Showman the circus impresario
13:45P.T. Barnum is played by which Australian actor? Hugh Jackman. Yes a caprese salad is traditionally made
13:52with tomato mozzarella and the leaves of which herb? Oh this is very yummy basilico. Basilica. Yes basil.
13:59What safety device installed in motor vehicles is made up of parts that include a buckle a retractor
14:04and an anchor? I don't know none of what these words are uh I'm gonna what is it called the
14:12gears the shift? No it's a seat belt which president of South Africa was sometimes known affectionately
14:18by his clan name Madiba? Ah Nelson Mandela. Yes what 2024 UK number one single by Sabrina Carpenter
14:25features the repeated lyrics that morning coffee brewed it for you? Espresso? Yes what paper size covers
14:33twice the area of A5? What paper size covers twice the area of A5? This is going to be stupid is it A4?
14:42Yes the Straits of Florida separate the Florida Keys from the Bahamas to the east and which large island
14:48country to the south? Um I'm just gonna say Bahamas but it's not. No it's Cuba. In the television series
14:55Doctor Who which Scottish actor played the Doctor from 2013 until 2017 when he was succeeded by Jodie Whittaker?
15:04Not a single clue I've never seen Doctor Who I'm so sorry British people. I'll take that as a pass
15:09it's Peter Capaldi. So at the end of that round Nikita you've got 10 points.
15:23Next up it's Laura.
15:32Laura you've had what's been described as a meteoric rise on the comedy scene. A comedian
15:37who's a phenomenon. That's right that is spot on Clive. Because you were a teacher weren't you?
15:44Oh yeah that was the tough stuff it was the worst time of my life. No I was a teacher I was an English
15:49teacher in uh East London yes I was. Do you miss teaching? What I miss from it is having colleagues
15:56because having colleagues is a lot of fun it's a lonely old trod doing comedy sometimes and I do like
16:01I do miss the sort of staff room gossip you know when I was working I lived by if you ain't got anything
16:05nice to say I'll meet you at lunchtime babes you know that's my motto so yeah. Is there any comedy
16:11in the teaching that you sort of bring into your routine at all? I talk about the the joy of like
16:17when when students see you out in the wild because they think you live and die in that classroom you
16:21know and if they see you out in the wild I saw a student go hello miss I didn't know you had a jacket
16:27um so that was fun oh well let's find out how well you do on general knowledge
16:33Laura because you start with five points the score to beat us it stands is ten points
16:39you've got two minutes here we go the term to wit to woo is used to imitate the call of which bird
16:44of prey? Owl. Yes what television sitcom features the tea obsessed housekeeper Mrs
16:50Doyle played by Pauline McLynn? Father Ted. Yes in the titles of the movements of the orchestral suite
16:55the planets by Gustav Holst which planet is referred to as the bringer of war? Mars. Yes which
17:02soviet-born ballet dancer defected to the west in 1961 while he was in France on tour with the
17:07Kirov ballet? Oh I don't know pass. What traditional fairy tale features a giant who repeatedly says the
17:16words fee-fi-fo-fum? Jack and the beanstalk. I smell the blood of an Englishman Jack and the beanstalk
17:21yes in roman numerals which letter is used to denote the number 500? Oh is it a C? No it's a D.
17:29Lambrosco is an Italian sparkling variety of what alcoholic drink? Wine? Yes at the 2025
17:35Grammy Awards which American rapper won in five categories including song and record of the year
17:40for Not Like Us? Oh Kendrick Lamar? Yes which Olympic sport evolved from a game known as aquatic football?
17:47Um water polo? Yes what word a blend of Oxford and Cambridge is the usual term applied when referring
17:55to these two universities together especially in terms of their prestige? Oxbridge. Yes Tom Hanks won his
18:01first Oscar for his portrayal of a lawyer suing his former employers for wrongful termination in what 1993
18:07film? Philadelphia? Yes what name of Provencal origin is given to a canvas shoe that originated in the
18:13Pyrenees and is characterised by its distinctive soul made from twisted or braided rope. Oh um oh I know this
18:26Oh it's gone deck shoe? No espadrille the young of what animal is known as a leveret until it's one year old?
18:34Hair? Yes from 2009 to 2018 Alan Johnson, Theresa May and Amber Rudd were consecutive holders of which
18:42senior position in the UK cabinet? Are they treasurer? No home secretary? Oh there you go
18:49Laura you had the one pass which soviet-born ballet dancer defected to the west in 1961?
18:54It was Rudolf Nureyev. Ah I feel like Nikita would have got that
18:58And at the end of that round Laura you've got 15 points. Well that's lovely thank you! Thanks babe!
19:11Smash that! Next up it's Jane
19:13Jane
19:20Jane you're an actress best known for playing Lauren of course in the Inbetweeners a classic comedy do you
19:25still get recognised for that role 15 years on? Sometimes because I look obviously I'm older now
19:32um people will know who I am or know that they know me and not know where they know me from and so I'll get
19:39asked like where'd you go to school or are you a nurse or you know so like they're trying to place
19:44it and I'm like I don't want to tell you how you know me but I'm pretty sure it's because you watch
19:47The Inbetweeners and when it first came out people used to run up to me in the street go feisty one
19:53yarn run off now I get that on Instagram. You're also known for Hollywood films Tim Burton's Sweeney Todd
19:59with Johnny Depp Helena Bonham Carter what was it like being on one of Tim Burton's sets? Well that was my
20:04first job you can imagine big sets big Hollywood actors big director Oscar winning costume designer
20:10it was um it was really incredible looking back I wish I had allowed myself to enjoy it more
20:17because it was so special all right Jane you start with five points to score to beat as it stands is
20:2215 points you've got two minutes okay here we go the name of which imperial unit of length
20:28is commonly abbreviated to the letters f t both in lower case foot yes William Hague is a former
20:35leader of which UK political party oh labor don't know no conservatives the term slam dunk sometimes
20:44used to describe an easy victory originated as a name for a forceful shot in which team sport
20:50basketball yes there was no possibility of taking a walk that day is the opening line of what 1847 novel
20:56by Charlotte Bronte
21:03uh Wuthering Heights no Jane Eyre what's the general four letter term for any wild plant especially one
21:10that grows quickly that sprouts in a cultivated area where it's not wanted Wade yes in terms of
21:16population which major port on the Mediterranean Sea is the second largest city in France
21:21um Bordeaux no Marseille which former member of the Beatles married the businesswoman Nancy
21:33Chevelle in 2011. Paul McCartney yes in the standard UK version of the board game Scrabble the two
21:41letters with a face value of eight points are x and which other letter why no j the British Alpine
21:49the boar and the Toggenberg are breeds of what domesticated animal
21:57hedgehog no goat what's the first name of the former member of little mix who had a UK hit
22:02single in 2024 with her debut solo release angel of my dreams I'm gonna pass because I don't know
22:08anybody's name what variety of pasta which comes in pieces shaped like bow ties has a name that
22:14translates from Italian as butterflies
22:16I've started so I finished the television documentary about corrupt police officers which won a BAFTA in
22:322025 in the factual series category is entitled to catcher what
22:37uh killer no copper copper jane uh you had one pass the uh first name of the former member of little mix
22:52uh who had a UK hit single angel of my dreams it's jade so at the end of that round you've got nine points
22:59thank you and finally let's have will again please
23:18will co-host of big brother and celebrity big brother with aj adudu an iconic show it's been
23:24around what quarter of a century 25 years yeah what do you think the appeal is
23:29before every series starts we often like try and think like i wonder what's going to happen
23:33and it's impossible to predict like it always throws up unexpected things there will always be
23:40emotional moments funny moments dramatic moments like put people in a house film it chaos will ensue
23:48um as nikita knows star of celebrity big brother a couple years ago you were robbed mate actually no
23:54edit that out i mean would you go and eat yourself oh god no absolutely not why not because i would
24:04want everyone in the house to like me to the point where it would be disgusting they think i was because
24:09it's all about authenticity isn't it you've got like be yourself i think anyone who who goes in and
24:14puts himself through that is the bravest person like i have so much respect for everyone i mean the
24:20especially subject danny dyer why did you pick him i don't think people get more real than danny dyer
24:26danny dyer's had this amazing career unexpected career he's a phenomenal actor you know to have
24:32done three pinter plays like nobody's done that you know and it just shows what a genuine kind of
24:36thespian he is but without losing anything that makes him him real and himself and i think these days
24:43i think we could all be a bit more danny dyer well let's see how well you do on general knowledge
24:49will because you start with 10 points the score to beat to become a celebrity mastermind is laura's 15
24:56points you've got two minutes on general knowledge here we go in an abbreviated title used by some
25:01members of the british royal family the letters hrh stand for his or her royal what highness yes which
25:08music and arts festival was first held in 1970 when it was known as the pilton pop folk and blues
25:14festival glastonbury yes what's the surname of the fictional character created by pg woodhouse
25:19who has the four names bertram wilberforce um worcester yes postcodes beginning with the letters bs
25:27cover addresses in and around which city in southwest england uh bristol yes in the human body the
25:33pituitary gland is attached to the base of which major organ uh your brain yes which middle distance
25:39athlete became the fourth successive female winner of the bbc sports personality of the year when she
25:45won in 2024 oh no um uh polar i mean pass pass in the original harry potter films which character was
25:55played by richard harris and then by michael gambon uh dumbledore yes the convicted criminal and renowned
26:01ornithologist robert stroud was known as the birdman of which californian prison uh san quentin no alcatraz
26:09in the card games pontoon and blackjack a picture card is worth how many points 10 yes the savory
26:15snacks usually consisting of prunes or occasionally other dried fruits wrapped in bacon are known as devils
26:21on what oh horseback yes the presenters of which television series that began in 2003 have included lucy
26:28alexander dion dublin martel maxwell and tommy walsh homes under the hammer yes which uk national
26:36daily newspaper was first published in 1785 as the daily universal register before changing to its
26:42current name three years later daily universal register uh a daily telegraph no the times what
26:50african mammal with long ears and a prominent snout is sometimes called the ant bear and feeds almost
26:56exclusively on ants and termites antita no aardvark ah well you had the one past the middle distance
27:04athlete who became the fourth successive female winner of the bbc sports personality of the year award in
27:092024 it was keely hodgkinson but that didn't matter because you've got 19 points you're a celebrity
27:16mastermind thanks great oh now i got it thank you well done you won the general not be around
27:30let's have a look at the final scores in fourth place with nine points it's jane
27:34wisena in third place with 10 points nikita kuzmin in second place with 15 points is laura smith which
27:40means in first place with 19 points it's will best so he takes home the trophy and is tonight's
27:46celebrity mastermind winner
27:52your many congratulations thank you thank you very much what do you think the housemates will
27:55make of that oh well um they're not having on their mantelpiece that's for sure it's going with all
28:00my other trophies i don't i don't have congratulations well done join us again next time for more
28:06masterminds thanks for watching bye for now
28:29obviously that chair is the second iconic chair that i've sat in alongside the big brother diary room
28:35chair that one's a lot scarier
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