Pointless sparks wave of complaints as viewers fume that ‘wrong answer’ was accepted by Alexander Armstrong - and episode suddenly vanishes from iPlayer

Pointless sparked a wave of complaints after viewers fumed that a ‘wrong answer’ was accepted by host Alexander Armstrong. The BBC quiz show, which hit our screens in 2009, is presented by the 55-year-old and Richard Osman, 54. Pointless sparks wave of complaints as viewers fume that ‘wrong answer’ was accepted by Alexander Armstrong - and episode suddenly vanishes from iPlayer The BBC quiz show, which hit our screens in 2009, is presented by the 55-year-old and Richard Osman, 54 A spokesperson for BBC'S Executive Complaints Unit explained: 'A viewer complained an inaccurate answer had been accepted by the presenter, leading to one of the contesting couples being unfairly prevented from going through to the next round. It comes after a former contestant from Pointless shared what the hardest part of the show is and claimed it is something viewers would never notice at home.