Episode 10: Always forks and marbles

Episode synopsis

In this series finale, the contestants must: bring in the thing that is most shocking, when turned around; do something shocking with a doughnut; create an effective, high-intensity four-part exercise routine; run the Taskmaster Hotel; and throw a ball into a bathtub already full of balls.

Episode notes

• In this episode, Sam – who has worn nothing but grey in the studio for the previous nine episodes – is dressed in bright orange, and wearing a bleached blonde wig. He explains this dramatic change away with the throw-away comment “It was all a bit grey.” His contestant portrait on the scoreboard has also been updated, accordingly.

Title context

During the ‘Run the Taskmaster Hotel’ task, Alex Horne (as the character ‘Qrs Tuvwxyz’) is chatting to Sue in the ‘spa area’ about the subject of his upcoming meeting, and states: “It's forks and marbles, always forks and marbles”. This explains the bizarre nature of the contents of his suitcase, during the task.

Alternate Titles

• On Finland's MTV Katsomo streaming platform, this episode is titled 'Haarukoita ja marmorikuulia', which translates as 'Forks and marbles'. [Translator credit: zador]
• On Norway's Discovery+ Norge streaming platform, this episode is titled 'Alltid gafler og klinkekuler', which translates as 'Always forks and marbles'. 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, everyone! I'm Greg Davies, and I would like to welcome you to the Taskmaster grand final! This is where we finally sort the wheat from the chaff. The culmination of ten weeks of fundamentally pointless activity pops its cork right here, right now. At the end of this episode, one of our fearless five will be able to hold aloft my gilded dome and scream like a feral wolf into the night sky, 'My parents may well have thought my chosen career path was disappointing, given the opportunities I was afforded in life! But no-one, no-one can take this from me!'. Please give them a huge round of applause for the final time.

Assistant Intro

And now, for a man who once confided in me that he considered Welsh people to only be suited to menial work: it’s Little Alex Horne!