Episode 5: Lotta soup

Episode synopsis

In this episode the contestants must bring in the worst gift from a relative, spectacularly deliver a task to Alex, make the most white circles on a target, cheer up a traffic warden, make themselves appear as large or small as possible, and place objects on a hanger without it falling.

Title context

'Lotta soup' was part of a punchline used by Phil Wang, in the 'Cheer up the traffic warden' task.

Alternate Titles

• On Denmark's TV2 Play streaming platform, this episode is titled 'Meget suppe', which translates as 'A lot of soup'.
• On Finland's MTV Katsomo streaming platform, this episode is titled 'Paljon soppaa', which translates as 'Lots of soup'. [Translator credit: zador]
• On Norway's Discovery+ Norge streaming platform, this episode is titled 'En masse suppe', which translates as 'A lot of soup'. 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, next to me... He's a desperate, nervous twitch of a man, but he's all mine. Ooh, who is it?! It's little Alex Horne!

Taskmaster's Sign-off

So what have we learnt today? We've learnt, apparently, if you want to cheer up a traffic warden, don't target his arthritic knees! But now, let's hear it again for tonight's winner, a better person than any of us, it's Jessica Knappett. See you next time for our 50th show!