Taskmaster - Season 5
Season 5
Tasks are set, seals are broken and unpredictable actions take place, as Aisling Bea, Bob Mortimer, Mark Watson, Nish Kumar and Sally Phillips compete to earn the respect of Greg Davies and Alex Horne
Episodes
Dignity Intact
Aisling Bea, Bob Mortimer, Mark Watson, Nish Kumar and Sally Phillips tackle futile tasks: basketball (no hands), rowing (no oars) and cuddles (no kissing)
The Leprechaun or the Lesbian
Greg Davies and Alex Horne bear witness as Aisling Bea bleeds on bread, Nish Kumar pretends he's Robin Hood, and Mark Watson feels the wrath of yoghurt
Phoenix
Greg Davies ranks five comics in order of competency as they attempt complex tasks such as coconut costumery. Plus: can Mark Watson open an unlocked briefcase?
Residue Around the Hoof
The five task-hungry comics attempt to make Marmite. And can anyone recognise Alex Horne when he's wearing a hat?
A Wind-Dried Puffin
Alex Horne risks the Taskmaster's wrath by setting a cheeky unsanctioned task, and Sally Phillips locks herself in the caravan with an amorous water cooler
Spoony Neeson
Alex Horne has a makeover, Bob Mortimer champions sausage meat, Sally Phillips returns to the womb, and Nish Kumar has a heart-to-heart with the Taskmaster
Boing Boing
In the series semi-final, Greg Davies and Alex Horne baffle the contestants by giving them bread to hold while blindfolded and calling yet another referendum
Their Water's So Delicious
Aisling Bea, Bob Mortimer, Mark Watson and Sally Phillips battle to win the Taskmaster trophy in the series finale, and Nish Kumar comes along for the ride
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