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Taskmaster. Image shows from L to R: Greg Davies, Alex Horne. Copyright: Avalon Television.

Taskmaster

Channel 4 and Dave comedy show setting comedians tasks. 95 episodes (11 series), 2015 - 2021. Stars Greg Davies, Alex Horne, Romesh Ranganathan, Frank Skinner and others.

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Series 2, Episode 1 - Fear Of Failure

The opening episode of Series 2 features one of the greatest sporting moments in television history. And it involves a potato.

Further details

Prize task: Most important document.

* Joe Wilkinson: His wedding certificate. - 5
* Doc Brown: One of his first completed rhyme books. - 4
* Katherine Ryan: A companion flight voucher worth £10,000. - 3
* Jon Richardson: His World Record certificate for performing the highest stand-up comedy gig. - 2
* Richard Osman: His World Record certificate for most countries identified from capital cities in one minute. - 2

Task 1: Place these three exercise balls on the yoga mat on top of that hill. The task is complete when all three balls sit fully inflated and stationary on the mat. Fastest wins. Your time starts now.

* Richard: Time not given, but he was the fastest by taking the mat off the hill and putting the balls on it at the bottom of the hill. - 5
* Jon: 6:37 - 4
* Katherine: 7:36 - 3
* Joe: 9:01 - 2
* Doc: 12:25 - 1

Task 2: Get this potato into the golf hole. You may not touch the red green. Fastest wins. Your time starts now.

* Jon: 1:09 - 5
* Richard: 2:13 - 4
* Katherine: 6:28 - 3
* Doc: 6:59 - 2
* Joe: 14.3 seconds (disqualified for touching the red green) - 0

Task 3: Find out the following information from this Swedish person. The Swedish person may not speak or write in English. Fastest and most accurate wins. Your time starts now.

* Katherine: 15:41 to get everything right. - 5
* Richard: 17 minutes to get everything right. - 4
* Jon: 15:26 to get five out of six right. - 3
* Doc: 10 minutes to be half-right. - 2
* Joe: Gave up after 16:20 after getting everything wrong. - 1

Live task: Pack for your holidays. All items must be packed in your hand luggage or worn on your body. Fastest wins.

* Richard: 1:18 - 5
* Jon: 2:04 - 4
* Katherine: 2:34 - 3
* Doc and Joe: DNF - 0

Final scores

* Richard - 20
* Jon - 18
* Katherine - 17
* Doc - 9
* Joe - 8

Broadcast details

Date
Tuesday 21st June 2016
Time
10pm
Channel
Dave
Length
60 minutes

Cast & crew

Regular cast
Greg Davies Host / Presenter
Alex Horne Host / Presenter
Jon Richardson Self
Katherine Ryan Self
Joe Wilkinson Self
Ben Bailey Smith (as Doc Brown) Self
Richard Osman Self
Writing team
Alex Horne Writer
Production team
Andy Devonshire Series Director
Peter Orton Director
Andy Cartwright Series Producer
Richard Allen-Turner Executive Producer
James Taylor Executive Producer
Jon Thoday Executive Producer
Hilary Rosen Executive Producer
Rob Aslett Executive Producer
Andy Devonshire Executive Producer
Alex Horne Executive Producer
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