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Filmed tasks
Tasks filmed before the studio record, mostly at the Taskmaster house or out on location.
Series 3
Make the best domino rally
Make the best domino rally. Your time starts now.
Buy a gift for the Taskmaster
Buy the best present for the Taskmaster. Here is £20. You have 10 weeks. Your time starts now.
Create the best flag meal
Create the best flag meal. You have 10 minutes to choose your flag and plan your meal, then 30 minutes to to prepare your meal. Best flag…
Spread your clothes as far and wide as possible
Spread your clothes as far and wide as possible at your own expense. You must discard four items of clothing that you're currently wearing.…
Find out what this gentleman did for a living
Find out what this gentleman did for a living. You can ask him any question but you must whisper at all times. The gentleman can only nod…
Make the most special effect
Make the most special effect. You have one hour. Your time starts now.
Have the most fun on this bouncy castle
Have the most fun on this bouncy castle. You have 1 hour. Your time starts now.
Move the water from bucket A to bucket B
Move the water from bucket A to bucket B. You must not move the buckets. Most water moved wins. You have 10 minutes. Your time starts now.
Communicate to your teammates the names of these films, books or TV programmes
Wearing one of these hands on each of your hands at all times, communicate to your teammates the names of these films, books or TV…
Do something that looks brilliant when sped up or slowed down
Do something that looks brilliant when sped up or slowed down. You have 1 hour. Your time starts now.
Series 4
Destroy this cake
Destroy this cake. The most beautiful destruction wins. You have 30 minutes. Your time starts now.
Create the best caricature of the person on the other side of the curtain
Create the best caricature of the person on the other side of the curtain. You may not look at the person. The person may only say yes and…
Fell all the rubber ducks
Fell all the rubber ducks. Fastest wins. Your time starts when the first rubber duck falls.
Keep the basketball on the running machine for as long as possible
Keep the basketball on the running machine for as long as possible. You may not touch the basketball or the running machine. The running…
Paint the best picture of the Taskmaster
Paint the best picture of the Taskmaster. Only the paint, and brush may touch the mat, easel and canvas. You have 10 minutes. Your time…
Land the flour on the target
Land the flour on the target. You may not leave the bandstand. Most flour lying loose on the target wins. You have 20 minutes. Your time…
Get the egg into the egg cup
Without touching the egg or the egg cup, get the egg into the egg cup. You may only use the equipment currently on the table. If you touch…
Camouflage yourself
Camouflage yourself. You have 10 minutes to apply your camouflage. After a further 10 minutes, you will be photographed in position. Your…
Make a trailer for Taskmaster The Movie
Make a trailer for Taskmaster The Movie. Best trailer wins. You have a maximum of 1 hour. Your time starts now.
Persuade three dogs to stand on the red mat
Persuade three dogs to stand on the red mat. Exactly 12 legs must be stood on the red mat at the same time. Fastest wins. Your time starts…
Transfer the water from fishbowl A to fishbowl B
Without moving the fishbowls, transfer the water from fishbowl A to fishbowl B. You may only use the items on this table. Most water moved…
Decant the wine into another bottle from atop an umpire's chair
Decant the wine into another bottle from atop an umpire's chair. Most wine in the lower bottle wins. You have 1 minute. Your time starts…
Make the highest splash
Make the highest splash. You have 15 minutes and one attempt. Also, before your you commence the task you must say who you think will win…
Choreograph a dance for you and Alex to perform to any of the following ringtones
Choreograph a dance for you and Alex to perform to any of the following ringtones: APEX BESIDE THE SEASIDE NIGHT OWL PLAYTIME RADIATE…
Create a portrait of a celebrity using loo roll
Create a portrait of a celebrity using loo roll. There is a camera above your head. The mat beneath your feet is your canvas. Best portrait…
Do the most incredible thing with this pommel horse
Do the most incredible thing with this pommel horse. You have 10 minutes. Your time starts when you next blink.
Slide the furthest
Slide the furthest. You have 20 minutes and one attempt. Your time starts now.
Put on the wetsuit, flippers, face mask and snorkel
Maintaining constant eye contact and making continuous small talk with this Swedish person, put on the wetsuit, flippers, face mask and…
Put as many different things in the bathtub/Seal the top of this bathtub with cling film
Please whisper this task to Alex.Put as many different things in the bathtub as possible. Most different things in the bathtub wins. You…
Throw something into something
Throw something into something. Most unbelievable throw wins. You have 10 minutes to plan your throw, then 10 minutes to pull it off. Your…
Eat as many peas as possible
Eat as many peas as possible. You have 1 minute. Your time starts now.
Get this camel through the smallest gap
Get this camel through the smallest gap. You have 10 minutes. Your time starts now.
Score the best goal with this plastic bag
Score the best goal with this plastic bag. You may not handbag the bag. Most skillful, fastest and the fewest kicks wins. Your time starts…
Hide this ball from Alex
Hide this ball from Alex. You may not damage the ball. You have 5 minutes. Your time starts now. Part 2: Inflate the ball. Part 3: Score a…
Work out what's in the sleeping bag
Work out what's in the sleeping bag. You may not look inside the sleeping bag. You may not take items out of the sleeping bag. You have 5…
Bring Alex his dinner
Stand on one leg then continue reading. Your raised foot must not touch the ground until the task is complete. Bring Alex his dinner. Every…
Hide from Alex
Hide from Alex. Alex is in the caravan. He has already started counting to 100.
Get this wheelie bin across the finish line
Get this wheelie bin across the finish line. One of you must be in the bin at all times. The other person must be blindfolded at all times.…
Unveil a new handshake
Unveil a new handshake. Best new handshake wins. You have 5 minutes to develop your new handshake then 3 minutes to demonstrate your new…
Open this jar
Open this jar. The jar may not leave the lab. Fastest time wins.
Make the most exotic sandwich
Make the most exotic sandwich. You have 10 minutes to plan your exotic sandwich, then 10 minutes to construct it. Your time starts now.…
Strike one of these objects the furthest distance with one of the other objects
Strike one of these objects [Babybell, rubber duck, coconut, ping-pong ball] the furthest distance with one of the other objects [snooker…
Do something surprising with this rubber duck
Do something surprising with this rubber duck. Most surprising wins. You have 10 minutes to plan your surprising thing, then 10 minutes to…
Series 5
Give Alex a special cuddle
Give Alex a special cuddle. Most special cuddle wins. You have 20 minutes. Your time starts now.
Get Alex onto dry land as elegantly as possible
Get Alex onto dry land as elegantly as possible. Alex must remain dry. You have a maximum of 20 minutes. Alex will hoist the anchor in 2…
Get the basketball through the hoop
Get the basketball through the hoop. You may not touch the basketball with your hands. You may not wear gloves or anything that could…
Make the best coconut-flinging machine
Make the best coconut-flinging machine. You have 20 minutes and one attempt. Furthest coconut fling wins. Your time starts now.
Paint the best rainbow scene
Paint the best rainbow scene. You may not open the lab door until the task is complete. You have 10 minutes. Your time starts now.