Episode 1: The old soft curved padlock

Episode synopsis

In this episode the contestants must bring in the best liquid, perform the best wheelbarrow stunt, make the tallest lemon tower, return to the Taskmaster house wearing a hat, and sort objects by size using their feet. In a thrilling tie-breaker, two contestants compete to see who's the best at spinning around and then kicking a football at a caravan.

Title context

'The old soft curved padlock' was how Greg Davies responded to Alice Levine mistaking a banana for a padlock in the 'Sort the objects by size using your feet' task.

Alternate Titles

• On Denmark's TV2 Play streaming platform, this episode is titled 'Den gamle hængelås', which translates as 'The old padlock'.
• On Finland's MTV Katsomo streaming platform, this episode is titled 'Pehmeä kaareva munalukko', which translates as 'Soft curved padlock'. [Translator credit: zador]
• On Norway's Discovery+ Norge streaming platform, this episode is titled 'Den myke hengelåsen med en svak kurve', which translates as 'The soft padlock with a slight curve'. 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, I'm afraid he's back again... It's my impersonal assistant. He says he's tall but he's not tall! It's little Alex Horne!

Taskmaster's Sign-off

So what have we learnt today? Well, you know what they say. If life gives you lemons, squeeze some on your crotch of your safari suit and have a breakdown. And to top that, we've learnt that the happy-go-lucky winner of some personal liquids is Alice Levine! Thank you and good night!