Taskmaster

Richard Ayoade, Isy Suttie, Matt Lucas, Nina Conti and Chloe Petts leave their dignity at the door to take part in the comedy show, beginning with challenges that see them hunting for golden apples, rearranging furniture and performing duets - with themselves. Alex Horne keeps an eye on their progress, while Greg Davies sums up their performances and hands out the points.

Five plucky comics take on a variety of puzzling, creative and often pointless tasks set by Taskmaster Greg Davies and administered by his loyal little assistant, Little Alex Horne. The courageous quintet crawling through tunnels, looking for faces in toast and making use of their armpits in the name of art are: Chloe Petts, Isy Suttie, Matt Lucas, Nina Conti and Richard Ayoade.

In between contributions from former contestants and relatives of current contestants, this episode will answer many questions, including: can Matt Lucas conquer his vertigo? Where did Chloe Petts find such a giant syringe? And why is Alex Horne flopping about in flippers and butterfly wings? Greg Davies dishes out points when they're deserved and withholds them when they're not as he tries to make sense of Nina Conti filling her face with citrus fruits, Isy Suttie locating her saliva on Alex's jacket and Richard Ayoade chucking a doll's head at a gargoyle.

Greg Davies yells about a famously vast work of art, but how will the contestants react? And what have hippos got to do with it? Meanwhile, Little Alex Horne enjoys watching all five comics look under lots of tables, with varying levels of desperation. Richard Ayoade has a concerning call with his agent, Chloe Petts sticks googly eyes to a body part, and Isy Suttie insists it's time to make steam.

Isy Suttie unexpectedly mentions eggs, Matt Lucas stares hard at the ceiling, Nina Conti gets very clever in a test, Chloe Petts hides an object somewhere Alex Horne wouldn't dare look, and Richard Ayoade gives the slight impression that he finds some of the tasks a bit irritating. But why is Greg Davies wearing a white glove?

Isy Suttie unexpectedly mentions eggs, Matt Lucas stares hard at the ceiling, Nina Conti gets very clever in a test, Chloe Petts hides an object somewhere Alex Horne wouldn't dare look, and Richard Ayoade gives the slight impression that he finds some of the tasks a bit irritating. But why is Greg Davies wearing a white glove?

A former contestant makes an unexpected and dramatic return to the Taskmaster house, but will the current cast give them the respect they undoubtedly deserve?

Richard Ayoade causes controversy while wearing a blindfold, Isy Suttie reveals her revolutionary counting method, Nina Conti invents a new word, Matt Lucas briefly turns into an old-school railwayman, and Chloe Petts is the first contestant in Taskmaster history to draw blood while avoiding flying sausages. Meanwhile, Alex Horne is very excited to unveil his brand-new science machine. Greg Davies is less interested.

Matt Lucas decides to cut the Taskmaster down to size. Nina Conti repeatedly insults a citrus fruit, and Alex Horne delights in making everyone wear aprons.