Taskmaster
- TV comedy
- Channel 4 / Dave
- 2015 - 2024
- 160 episodes (17 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.
- Continues on Thursday on C4 at 9pm with Series 17, Episode 5
- Catch-up on Series 17, Episode 4
- Streaming rank this week: 11
Episode menu
Series 3, Episode 3 - Little Polythene Grief Cave
Prize task: Best battery operated item.
* Rob Beckett: A light for a toilet. - 5
* Paul Chowdhry: A hair-band. - 4
* Sara Pascoe: Her iPod. - 3
* Al Murray: A WALL-E toy. - 2
* Dave Gorman: A baby-calming toy named Ewan the Dream Sheep. - 1
Task 1: Fill this eggcup with your own sweat. Most sweat wins. You have 20 minutes. Your time stars now. [Rule only for Rob: You must complete the whole tasking speaking in an accent different from your own.]
* Paul: 12 drops - 5
* Sara: 8 drops - 4
* Dave: 5 drops - 3
* Rob: 0 drops - 2
* Al: Disqualified for trying to use urine instead of sweat. - 0
Task 2: Make the best domino rally. You have one hour. Your time starts now.
* Paul - 5
* Dave - 4
* Rob - 3
* Al and Sara - 1
Task 3: Buy a gift for the Taskmaster. He is £20. You have 20 weeks. Your time starts now.
* Dave: A selection of gifts based on Greg's hometown of Wem, namely the book The Story of Wem, the programme from Wem Town F.C.'s biggest game, a bottle from the Wem brewery, and the single "Wem" by Howard Carpendale. - 5
* Rob: A footstool to match Greg's throne. - 4
* Al: £20 worth of the last Rolo. - 3
* Paul: The game Twister. - 2
* Sara: One page of script for Greg's sitcom Man Down written by herself. - 1
Task 4: Create the best flag meal. You have 10 minutes to choose your flag and plan your meal, then 30 minutes to prepare your meal. Best flag meal wins. Your time starts now.
* Dave: Skull and Crossbones - 5
* Paul: Intended to be Mexico, but accidentally did Mali - 4
* Sara: Canada - 3
* Al: United Kingdom - 2
* Rob: Japan - 1
Live task: Anchor these balloons using only bread. The person with the most fully inflated balloons resting on their mat and held down by bread alone after 100 seconds wins.
* Sara: 10 - 5
* Rob: 7 - 4
* Dave: 6 - 3
* Paul: 3 - 2
* Al: 2 - 1
Final scores
* Paul - 22
* Dave - 21
* Rob - 19
* Sara - 17
* Al - 9
Broadcast details
- Date
- Tuesday 18th October 2016
- Time
- 10pm
- Channel
- Dave
- Length
- 60 minutes
Repeats
Show past repeats
Date | Time | Channel |
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Wednesday 19th October 2016 | 1:00am | Dave |
Sunday 23rd October 2016 | 10:00pm | Dave |
Sunday 18th December 2016 | 10:00pm | Dave |
Monday 19th December 2016 | 2:00am | Dave |
Wednesday 18th January 2017 | 10:00pm | Dave |
Sunday 9th April 2017 | 10:00pm | Dave |
Tuesday 8th August 2017 | 9:00pm | Dave |
Sunday 13th August 2017 | 10:00pm | Dave |
Thursday 4th January 2018 | 10:00pm | Dave |
Wednesday 16th May 2018 | 6:00pm | Dave |
Friday 31st August 2018 | 1:00am | Dave |
Tuesday 13th November 2018 | 9:00pm | Dave |
Tuesday 26th February 2019 | 10:00pm | Dave |
Friday 27th December 2019 | 11:00pm | Dave |
Thursday 16th April 2020 | 10:40pm | Dave |
Friday 17th April 2020 | 6:00pm | Dave |
Thursday 30th July 2020 | 11:10pm | Dave |
Friday 31st July 2020 | 6:00pm | Dave |
Saturday 5th September 2020 | 4:00pm | Dave |
Thursday 15th October 2020 | 11:00pm | Dave |
Thursday 5th November 2020 | 8:00pm | E4 |
Monday 22nd February 2021 | 1:25am | Dave |
Monday 22nd February 2021 | 10:00pm | Dave |
Thursday 11th March 2021 | 2:40am | E4 |
Thursday 18th March 2021 | 6:00pm | Dave |
Thursday 15th July 2021 | 11:00pm | Dave |
Friday 21st January 2022 | 6:00pm | Dave |
Friday 21st January 2022 | 11:00pm | Dave |
Wednesday 11th May 2022 | 6:00pm | Dave |
Thursday 11th August 2022 | 6:00pm | Dave |
Friday 6th January 2023 | 6:00pm | Dave |
Wednesday 22nd March 2023 | 6:00pm | Dave |
Monday 17th July 2023 | 6:00pm | Dave |
Friday 3rd November 2023 | 11:00pm | Dave |
Cast & crew
Greg Davies | Host / Presenter |
Alex Horne | Host / Presenter |
Rob Beckett | Self |
Paul Chowdhry | Self |
Dave Gorman | Self |
Al Murray | Self |
Sara Pascoe | Self |
Alex Horne | Writer |
Tim Key | Task Consultant |
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 |
Thomas Perrett | Editor |
James Dillon | Production Designer |
Sam Montague | Director of Photography |
Dru Masters | Composer |
Tom Howe | Composer |
Video
Press
Taskmaster: series 3, episode 3 - review
This week we witness one of most disgusting ways to win a challenge ever, a return of a classic task, and some balloon-on-bread action.
Ian Wolf, On The Box, 18th October 2016