Episode 2: Tarpeters

Episode synopsis

In this episode the contestants must bring in the best non-living hairy thing, get the highest darts score, keep Alex dry, take a picture of people holding eggs, take a wind-up man on an adventure, and conceal grapes in their mouth or hand.

Title context

'Tarpeters' was an item that Liza Tarbuck thought might be useful during the 'Keep Alex dry' task.

Alternate Titles

• On Denmark's TV2 Play streaming platform, this episode is titled 'Gulvtæpper', which translates as 'Carpets'.
• On Finland's MTV Katsomo streaming platform, this episode is titled 'Perssut', which translates as 'Winepresses'. [Translator credit: zador]
• On Norway's Discovery+ Norge streaming platform, this episode is titled 'Pretsenning'. This is an intentional mis-spelling of the word 'presenning' ('tarpaulin'). 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 and hello again. I'm Greg Davies. Welcome, one and all, to Taskmaster. This series we've been experimenting with slimming down the show's opening monologue.

Assistant Intro

And, next to me, obscenely obedient and, believe me, obediently obscene... It's... little Alex Horne!

Taskmaster's Sign-off

So, what have we learnt today? We've learnt that if your beloved pet is injured in a roadside accident, don't call Liza Tarbuck. She'll stamp on it and then cover its corpse in a tarpeter. And, of course, someone won the show. Coincidentally, that person is Liza Tarbuck. Huge congratulations to her! Yes, victory. Good night to you all. Good night!