Episode 1: The noise that blue makes

Episode synopsis

In this episode the new batch of contestants must bring in the most exciting thing to be found in a skip, find all the ducks in the lab, create a lipstick portrait of Greg, devise and conduct a duel against Alex, and then simply count to 13.

Title context

'The noise that blue makes' was Ardal O'Hanlon's explanation for the strange sounds he was making, during the 'Create a lipstick portrait of the Taskmaster' task.

Alternate Titles

• On Finland's MTV Katsomo streaming platform, this episode is titled 'Sinisestä lähtevä ääni', which translates as 'The noise that blue makes'. [Translator credit: zador]
• On Sweden's SVT Play streaming platform, this episode is titled 'Ljudet som färgen blå gör', which translates as 'The sound the colour blue makes'. [Translator credit: DANI]
• On Norway's Discovery+ Norge streaming platform, this episode is titled 'Lyden blå lager', which translates as 'The noise that blue makes'. 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! And welcome to another enchanting new series of Taskmaster. I'm Greg Davies, and I am still the Taskmaster, and nothing you can say on Twitter from your horrible little bedroom will change that. Five newly hatched competitors are trembling off-camera as we speak. Nervous little baby birds, wondering if they've done enough for me to reward them with a dead mouse from my mighty beak. Why would they put themselves through this stress? The chance to own my golden head? Perhaps. The truth is it doesn't matter, because they must all now continue, due to a legally binding contract they have signed. Let us meet the five who are legally obliged.

Assistant Intro

And next to me, the freshly-thawed corpse of an ancient peat-bog man. It's... little Alex Horne!

Taskmaster's Sign-off

We hope that you'll join us next week to find out if Judi Love can continue to use her gift of the gab to secure herself last place. It's bye for now, but also it's 'well done' to the first winner of this series - Chris Ramsey!