Episode 1: A pea in a haystack

Episode synopsis

In this episode the contestants must bring in the most flamboyant clock, reach a microwave in as few steps as possible, propel a pea along a red carpet, make the best snowman, and balance swedes on a Swede.

Title context

'Like finding a pea in a haystack' was how Paul Chowdhry characterised the challenge of finding a pea on the lawn during the 'Propel a pea along a red carpet' task.

Alternate Titles

• On Denmark's TV2 Play streaming platform, this episode is titled 'En ært i en høstak', which translates as 'A pea in a haystack'.
• On Finland's MTV Katsomo streaming platform, this episode is titled 'Herne heinäsuovassa', which translates as 'A pea in a haystack'. [Translator credit: zador]
• On Norway's Discovery+ Norge streaming platform, this episode is titled 'En Ert i en Høystakk', which translates as 'A pea in a haystack'. Note: this Norwegian translation of the title only appears in the subtitles for the episode, whereas the episode title listed on the platform is the original English title. [Translator credit: Jan Harald]

Assistant Intro

And here, my faithful servant, and would-be friend, Alex Horne.

Taskmaster's Sign-off

What have we learnt today? Well, what we've learnt today is, if you wanna scare your children, just get Al Murray or Paul Chowdhry to make them a snowman. But most importantly, despite that, we've found out that our winner of episode one of series three of Taskmaster is Mr Al Murray! Thank you, everybody. Good night!