Taskmaster
- TV comedy
- Channel 4 / U&Dave
- 2015 - 2024
- 171 episodes (18 series)
TV format in which Greg Davies and Alex Horne set a group of comedians various outlandish challenges. Also features Romesh Ranganathan, Frank Skinner, Roisin Conaty, Josh Widdicombe, Tim Key and more.
- Due to return in January 2025
- Catch-up on Series 18, Episode 10
- Streaming rank this week: 17
Episode menu
Series 13, Episode 10 - The House Queens
Prize task: The finest family heirloom.
- Bridget Christie: A box containing her children's teeth, hair, umbilical cord stumps and pregnancy kits. - 5
- Ardal O'Hanlon: A biscuit tin inside of which is her grandmother's birth certificate. - 4
- Chris Ramsey: An Italian coffee table which is also a music box that plays theme from The Godfather. - 4
- Sophie Duker: A rice cooker. - 4
- Judi Love: A vial of her own blood on a necklace. - 2
Task 1: Indentify the liquids. Most accurately identified liquids wins. You have ten minutes. Your time starts now. You may only spray the perfume on your wrist. You may spray the sponge [using a water pistol]. You may only squeeze the pipette into your mouth. You may only push the valve with the chopstick. You can do whatever you want with the balloon.
- Sophie: 4 - 5
- Ardal, Chris, Judi: 3 - 4
- Bridget: 2 - 3
Task 2: Get the most ducks in Alex's basket. You may only hold one duck at a time. If Alex rings his backwards bell, you must walk backwards until he honks his forwards horn. Alex will pedal as fast as he can unless you say one of the magic words. If you says a magic word, Alex will rest for ten seconds. All the magic words are single-use magic words. Alex will cycle round the circuit for ten minutes. Your time starts when Alex honks his horn.
- Chris: 65 - 5
- Sophie: 61 - 4
- Ardal: 48 - 3
- Bridget and Judi: Disqualified for holding more than one duck at a time. - 0
Task 3 (Team Task): Record the best multi-track song about your team. You must record all six tracks with your voice or body, and each person must record the same number of tracks. Most powerful multi-track song wins. You have 20 minutes. Your time starts now.
- The Girls (The House Queens) - 5
- The Boys (The Tungsten Diamonds) - 3
Live task: Draw a life-size self portrait. Your nose must be poking through your nose hole at all times. Most accurate self portrait wins. You have 200 seconds.
- Bridget and Chris - 5
- Sophie - 4
- Judi - 2
- Ardal - 1
Final scores
- Sophie - 22
- Chris - 21
- Bridget - 18
- Ardal - 15
- Judi - 13
Series scores
- Sophie - 173
- Chris - 170
- Bridget - 157
- Ardal - 153
- Judi - 142
Broadcast details
- Date
- Thursday 16th June 2022
- Time
- 9pm
- Channel
- Channel 4
- Length
- 60 minutes
- Recorded
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- Thursday 5th May 2022, 18:00 at Pinewood Studios
Cast & crew
Greg Davies | Host / Presenter |
Alex Horne | Host / Presenter |
Ardal O'Hanlon | Self |
Bridget Christie | Self |
Chris Ramsey | Self |
Judi Love | Self |
Sophie Duker | Self |
Alex Horne | Writer |
Tim Key | Task Consultant |
Andy Devonshire | Series Director |
Andy Cartwright | Series Producer |
Richard Allen-Turner | Executive Producer |
James Taylor | Executive Producer |
Jon Thoday | Executive Producer |
Rob Aslett | Executive Producer |
Andy Devonshire | Executive Producer |
Alex Horne | Executive Producer |
Dan Trelfer | Edit Producer |
Vicky Winter | Line Producer |
Amy Tuckwell | Edit Producer |
Rebecca Bowker | Editor |
Harfun Li | VT Editor |
Adam Marangos | VT Editor |
James Dillon | Production Designer |
Sam Montague | Director of Photography |
John Ford | Lighting Designer |
Dru Masters | Composer |
Tom Howe | Composer |
Martin Rosten | Graphics |
Videos
Ardal O'Hanlon has a secret talent
Ardal O'Hanlon aces a task involving the Swedish language.
Featuring: Greg Davies, Alex Horne, Bridget Christie, Sophie Duker, Judi Love, Ardal O'Hanlon & Chris Ramsey.
Alex cycling
Everything he does, he does it for the Taskmaster.
Featuring: Greg Davies, Alex Horne, Bridget Christie, Sophie Duker, Judi Love, Ardal O'Hanlon & Chris Ramsey.