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Filmed tasks
Tasks filmed before the studio record, mostly at the Taskmaster house or out on location.
Series 9
Hide three aubergines in this room
Hide three aubergines in this room. Longest time for Alex to find them wins. You have 9 minutes, after which Alex will start searching for…
Arrange the lollies in rainbow order on the board in front of you
Arrange the lollies in rainbow order on the board in front of you. You may only take off your goggles if you find the dodo. You may only…
Make the most dramatic entrance
Make the most dramatic entrance. You have 1 hour. Your time starts now.
Correctly identify which bin Alex is in
Correctly identify which bin Alex is in. You must adhere to the commandments behind the curtain. You may only have one guess. No bins are…
Draw a portrait of the Taskmaster using 16 A1 pages
Draw a portrait of the Taskmaster using 16 A1 pages. You may not remove the A1 pages from the flipchart during your drawing. After the…
Say the word demeaning
Complete this adventure. Unless otherwise stated, you must stick together and only open one task when you've completed the previous one.…
List all the things that were hanging from the wooden board in the lab
Go to the caravan. You must enter the caravan within 2 minutes of Alex entering the caravan. Part 2: List all the thing that were hanging…
Build the most robust statue of the most delicate thing
Build the most robust statue of the most delicate thing using the materials provided and place it on the red cross. Your delicate thing…
Break something into the most pieces and completely fix it
Break something into the most pieces and completely fix it. You have five minutes to select your item, three minutes to break it, and seven…
Make the most striking water feature
Make the most striking water feature. You have 20 minutes. Your time starts now.
Bring a classic board game to life
Bring a classic board game to life. Best real-life board game wins. You have one hour. Your time starts now.
Put the most things beginning with the letter you just said on this tray
Say a letter of the alphabet. You have 10 seconds. Your time starts now. Part 2: Put the most things beginning with the letter you just…
Lasso Alex
Lasso Alex. You must stand behind this line at all times. Fastest wins. Your time starts now.
Make the most accurate and inventive egg timer
Make the most accurate and inventive egg timer. You have 10 minutes to plan your egg timer and then 20 minutes to make your egg timer.…
Get to know this person
Get to know this person. You will be tested on your knowledge of this person in ten minutes' time. You may not write anything down or leave…
Make a part of your body look abnormally long
Make a part of your body look abnormally long. Most realistic and abnormally extended body part wins. You have 20 minutes. Your time starts…
Push a melon up the slide and into the caravan with these breadsticks
Push a melon up the slide and into the caravan with these breadsticks. Only breadsticks may touch the melon at any point. There is a bonus…
Serenade yourself
Serenade yourself. You have 20 minutes to perform and receive your serenade. Most sensational self-serenade wins. Your time starts now.
Get an entire egg into one of those metal things
Get an entire egg into one of those metal things. The highest single score wins. If you get an entire egg into one of these metal things…
Forge the best Mount Rushmore
Forge the best Mount Rushmore. You have 10 minutes to write your shopping list and 30 minutes to forge your Mount Rushmore. Your time…
Put the most gold rings on this drumstick
Join your hands together so your palms are touching and each finger of one hand is touching the equivalent finger on the other hand. Your…
Throw something into this pedal bin from the furthest distance
Throw something into this pedal bin from the furthest distance. The pedal bin must be shut when you throw your thing. You have a maximum of…
Write the best lyrics to the Taskmaster theme tune
Write the best lyrics to the Taskmaster theme tune and perform them in the most memorable way. You have 30 minutes. Your time starts now.
Supply the sound for this film
Supply the sound for this film. You will have one chance to perform all the sounds in time with the film in exactly 20 minutes from now.…
Give Alex a five-word instruction in the most spy-like way
Give Alex a five-word instruction in the most spy-like way. You must not be seen or heard communicating with Alex in any way. Most subtly…
Inflate, tie and pop as many balloons as possible in ten minutes
Inflate, tie and pop as many balloons as possible in ten minutes. Once you pop your first balloon, you may not inflate any more balloons.…
Make either a knee and an elbow, a knee and a knee or an elbow or an elbow look like a famous couple
Make either a knee and an elbow, a knee and a knee or an elbow or an elbow look like a famous couple. You must only use your knees and…
Do the most preposterous thing with this chickpea
Do the most preposterous thing with this chickpea. You have 20 minutes. Your time starts now.
Make the best cup of tea in this tea cup
Make the best cup of tea in this tea cup. You must use all the equipment on the table. You must not use anything from the kitchen. You must…
Complete the seven tasks
Complete the seven tasks. When you touch a task in any way, you must complete it before looking inside another task. Fastest wins. Your…
Make a pop-up toy pause the longest
Make a pop-up toy pause for the longest before popping up. You may use one spread to make your toy pause longer. Your time starts now.
Series 10
Put all these drinks on the table in the caravan without spilling a drop
Knock the coconut off its perch. Fastest wins. Your time starts now. Part 2: Put all these drinks on the table in the caravan without…
Make the largest object properly vanish
Make the largest object properly vanish. Largest object to properly vanish wins. You may not use any editing trickery. You have 1 hour.…
Land the most egg in the frying pan
Land the most egg in the frying pan. You may not throw any egg, you must stay on this balcony and you may only use the contents of one of…
Find the treasure
Part 1, just for the team of three: One of you must mount the umpire's chair. The other two must stand on the spots by the piano. You have…
Make the best portrait of the Taskmaster and his favourite toy using only balloons, pegs and your own clothes
Make the best portrait of the Taskmaster and his favourite toy using only balloons, pegs, and your own clothes. Your portrait must fill…
Get all the exercise balls in the hoops
Get all the exercise balls in the hoops. You may not move the hoops or get out of the boat. Fastest wins. Your time starts now.
Select a wind-up toy dinosaur and release it from the starter mark
Select a wind-up toy dinosaur and release it from the starter mark. You have 30 seconds to select your toy dinosaur before letting it do…
Make the best upside down film
Make the best upside down film. You have one hour. You have 30 minutes. Your time starts now.
Put all the spaghetti into the grapefruit
Put all the spaghetti into the grapefruit. The grapefruit may not leave this room. Most spaghetti in the grapefruit wins. You have ten…
Catapult this shoe into the bath
Catapult this shoe into the bath using a home-made catapult contraption. Only your feet may operate your catapult contraption. You may not…
Make this phone ring
Make this phone ring. Fastest wins. Your time starts now.
Persuade the security guard to look in your bag
Secretly put something that looks amazing in your bag. You have ten minutes. Your time starts now. Part 2: Persuade the security guard to…
Drop this water balloon from the greatest height without it bursting
Drop this water balloon from the greatest height without it bursting. You may not damage the water balloon or remove any water from it. You…
Bag the heaviest thing from the furthest distance
Bag the heaviest thing from the furthest distance. Your attempt ends when you have bagged an item. Highest score wins. Your score is the…
Paint a picture of a howling wolf on this teapot
Paint a picture of a howling wolf on this teapot. You may not touch the teapot or remove it from the turntable and you may not tamper with…
Do something out of character with this £20
Do something out of character with this £20. Most out-of-character thing wins. You have three months. Your time starts now.
Eat the most watermelon
Eat the most watermelon. The watermelon must not leave the lab. [Daisy & Richard only]/You must stay on your platforms at all times.…