Taskmaster (Season 5)

Greg Davies is the Taskmaster, and with the help of his ever-loyal assistant Alex Horne, they will set out to test the wiles, wit, wisdom and skills of five hyper-competitive comedians. Who will be crowned the Taskmaster champion in this brand new game show?

Dignity Intact (Episode 1) 6.0
Air date: 2017-09-13
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Greg Davies sets Aisling Bea, Bob Mortimer, Mark Watson, Nish Kumar and Sally Phillips brilliantly bewildering tasks, including basketball without hands!
The Leprechaun or the Lesbian (Episode 2) 7.0
Air date: 2017-09-20
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Greg Davies takes great pleasure in celebrity humiliation. Nish Kumar pretends he's Robin Hood, while Mark Watson feels the wrath of yoghurt.
Phoenix (Episode 3) 8.0
Air date: 2017-09-27
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Proving he's as diabolical in real life as he is in the Inbetweeners, Greg Davies sets our five comedians absurd tasks such as jelly-balancing and coconut costumery.
Residue Around the Hoof (Episode 4)
Air date: 2017-10-04
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Mark Watson and Nish Kumar pop toast together and Sally Phillips spreads absinthe on it. Greg Davies dishes out the absurd A-list challenges once more.
A Wind-Dried Puffin (Episode 5) 6.0
Air date: 2017-10-11
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Greg Davies sets tasks that are bizarre, cruel - and also very funny. Sally Phillips faces an amorous watercooler. Aisling Bea crams a dish into a balloon.
Spoony Neeson (Episode 6) 6.0
Air date: 2017-10-18
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: The consensual celebrity humiliation continues at the hands of wicked Greg Davies. Bob Mortimer champions sausage meat, while Sally Phillips returns to the womb.
Boing Boing (Episode 7) 7.0
Air date: 2017-10-25
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Evil Greg Davies sets five comedians cruel conundrums. Nish Kumar is presented with a coconut harness, while a blindfolded Sally Phillips handles a slice of bread.
Their Water's So Delicious (Episode 8) 5.5
Air date: 2017-11-01
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: The celebrity torture is almost over as the series climaxes. Aisling Bea leaps cushions, while Bob Mortimer educates us on Dumfries and Galloway.