
Series 1, Episode 1 - Melon Buffet
Further details
Prize task: Most unusual item.
* Tim Key: A reindeer skull. - 5
* Frank Skinner: A pair of grape scissors. - 4
* Romesh Ranganathan: A snow globe featuring pictures of his children. - 3
* Roisin Conaty: A photo of a bench a tramp had carved words into. - 2
* Josh Widdicombe: A football signed by the Plymouth Argyle squad, with the signatures faded from it. - 1
Task 1: In the lab there is a watermelon. Eat as much watermelon as possible. You have one minute. Your time starts when you open the door to the lab.
* Romesh: 301g - 5
* Tim: 302g (deducted a point for cheating) - 4
* Josh: 218g - 3
* Frank: 179g - 2
* Roisin: 9g - 1
Task 2: Paint the best picture of a horse, whilst riding a horse.
* Frank - 5
* Romesh - 4
* Josh - 3
* Tim - 2
* Roisin - 1 (moved from third to last due to her riding a mechanical horse rather than a real horse.)
Task 3: Completely empty this bathtub. Fastest wins. You must not remove the plug, tip or damage the bath. Your time starts now.
* Romesh: 2:50 - 5
* Frank: 7:42 - 4
* Josh: 8:52 - 3
* Roisin: DNF - 2
* Tim: 2:20 (disqualified for removing the plug) - 1
Live task: Pop up a tent, get in the tent, zip up the tent, put on a onesie in the tent, and emerge from the tent wearing the onesie. Fastest wins.
* Tim - 5
* Frank - 4
* Josh - 3
* Roisin - 2
* Romesh - 1
Final scores
* Frank and Romesh - 19
* Tim - 17
* Josh - 13
* Roisin - 7
Tie-break task: Find Alex. Fastest wins. Your time starts now.
* Frank: 1:50 - Winner
* Romesh: 2:27
Broadcast details
- Date
- Tuesday 28th July 2015
- Time
- 10pm
- Channel
- Dave
- Length
- 60 minutes
Cast & crew
Regular cast | |
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Greg Davies | Host / Presenter |
Alex Horne | Host / Presenter |
Romesh Ranganathan | Self |
Frank Skinner | Self |
Roisin Conaty | Self |
Josh Widdicombe | Self |
Tim Key | Self |
Writing team | |
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Alex Horne | Writer |
Production team | |
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Andy Devonshire | Series Director |
Andy Cartwright | Series Producer |
Alex Horne | Producer |
Richard Allen-Turner | Executive Producer |
James Taylor | Executive Producer |
Jon Thoday | Executive Producer |
Hilary Rosen | Executive Producer |
Rob Aslett | Executive Producer |
Richard Watsham | Executive Producer |
Video
Prize Task
Greg Davies is the Taskmaster, with Alex Horne as his sidekick, in this brand new series coming to Dave. Here the contestants try to impress the Taskmaster with their unusual items.
Featuring: Greg Davies, Alex Horne, Romesh Ranganathan, Frank Skinner, Roisin Conaty, Josh Widdicombe, Tim Key.

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