Episode 3: Little polythene grief cave

Episode synopsis

In this episode the contestants must bring in the best battery-operated item, fill an eggcup with sweat, create the best domino effect, buy a gift for the Taskmaster, create a flag meal, and anchor helium balloons using sliced bread.

Title context

'Little polythene grief cave' was how Greg Davies described the improvised sweat lodge constructed by Dave Gorman during the 'Fill an eggcup with sweat' task.

Alternate Titles

• On Denmark's TV2 Play streaming platform, this episode is titled 'En lille "sorg-hule" af plastic', which translates as 'A little "sorrow cave" made of plastic'.
• On Finland's MTV Katsomo streaming platform, this episode is titled 'Pieni polyeteeninen suruluola', which translates as 'Little polythene grief cave'. [Translator credit: zador]
• On Norway's Discovery+ Norge streaming platform, this episode is titled 'Liten sorghule av polyeten', which translates as 'Little polythene grief cave'. 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]

Taskmaster Intro

Hello, hello. I'm Greg Davies and this is Taskmaster. Look at this titanic trophy. It, like me, is magnificent. And as our five competitors battle on through this third episode, they each edge nearer to winning it and becoming the next Taskmaster series champion. Let's meet the prospective title-holders now.

Assistant Intro

And, look who it is... It's little Alex Horne!

Taskmaster's Sign-off

So, what have we learnt today, then? Well, we've learnt that if Al Murray ever offers to lend you his tracksuit, think twice. That might not be sweat. We've also learnt that the winner of today's show was Paul Chowdhry! Thanks, everyone, and farewell for now.