Taskmaster

Steve Pemberton experiments with G-force, Joanne McNally rocks a traffic cone, and Sophie Willan splatters a human pigeon, all of which makes scoring a little tricky for the all-powerful Taskmaster, Greg Davies. In other news, Nick Mohammed gets trapped under a bed and John Robins constructs a lengthy homage to Little Alex Horne's hero.

Prize task: Most extraordinary picture.

- John Robins: A photo taken by a member the public of comedian Paul McCaffrey, bleakly eating alone. - 5
- Nick Mohammed: A photo of a sign outside a church near where he lives which reads: "St Anne's Church Home-Made Cream TEAS. 3pm TILL 5pm SUNDAY". - 4
- Sophie Willan: A painting of a dancing vole she created in the first episode of the series. - 3
- Steve Pemberton: A photo of Greg and Alex with their faces swapped round. - 2
- Joanne McNally: Multiple photos showing Joanne holding a deflating balloon depicting Che Guevara. - 1

Task 1: Be the most impressive load bearer. In 15 minutes time, you must stand on the doormat, wave with one hand above your head and give a nice big thumbs up with the other, whilst bearing the most impressive load. You load must not be touching anything other than you. Your time starts when Alex interrupts you.

- Nick: Balances a snooker cue, attached to an umbrella, on his chin, while sitting on Linda the Cow. - 5
- John: Creates a gutter of Gregs. - 4
- Steve: Makes it appear that several people and a tiger are riding him. - 3
- Sophie: Carries multiple items in a large skirt, weighing 13.2kg - 2
- Joanne: Carries assorted items, including several pieces of cutlery hanging from pegs, weighing 5.4kg. - 1

Task 2: Take the most dramatic photo of yourself in mid-air. You have 15 minutes and may take five photos. Your time starts now.

- Sophie: Bounding on a trampoline, wearing a big skirt and bowler hat, pouring milk from a tea pot, while Alex is standing next to her wearing a pigeon mask. - 5
- Joanne: A jilted bride throwing herself into despair, wearing an eye patch because they have laser eye surgery on the way to the wedding. - 4
- John: As a human cannonball, shot into a fire. - 4
- Steve: Playing a parachutist in freefall, whose parachute is not working. - 4
- Nick: Rolls down a slope, in tyres, into some cans. - 1

Task 3: Tie yourself to the bed. Most tied-up person wins. You must be horizontal whilst in the lab. If you pull down the terrible tie, you are disqualified. Your time starts now.

- Sophie: Manages to successfully get in and out of the lab, and tie herself to the bed with a length of rope. - 5
- Joanne: 15 ties. - 4
- John: 13 ties. - 3
- Nick: Used the fewest ties. - 2
- Steve: Disqualified for using pulling down the terrible tie, as indicated by the fact the was embroider with the message: "Dyma'r tei ofnadwy", Welsh for: "This is the terrible tie." - 0

Live task: Park a vehicle in the parking bay. Your vehicle must be rolled whilst standing on the spot, and the worst parker each round is eliminated. You must write down the order in which you will use the vehicles in advance.

- Steve - 5
- John - 4
- Nick - 3
- Joanne - 2
- Sophie - 1

Final scores

- John - 20
- Sophie - 16
- Nick - 15
- Steve - 14
- Joanne - 12