Episode 8: Aquatic sewing machine

Episode synopsis

In this episode the contestants must bring in the nicest thing to hold, make a portrait of a former contestant using sand and air, catch some tennis balls, move a beach ball across a finish line using only water, and complete some five-syllable words.

Title context

'Aquatic sewing machine' was a phrase used by Greg Davies to describe how a horny male dolphin might go at him, if he was to take Lou Sanders' prize in the 'The nicest thing to hold' task.

Alternate Titles

• On Denmark's TV2 Play streaming platform, this episode is titled 'Vandsymaskine', which translates as 'Aquatic sewing machine'.
• On Finland's MTV Katsomo streaming platform, this episode is titled 'Vedenalainen ompelukone', which translates as 'Underwater sewing machine'. [Translator credit: zador]
• On Norway's Discovery+ Norge streaming platform, this episode is titled 'Undervannsymaskin', which translates as 'Underwater sewing machine'. 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! Thank you and welcome to the show! Taskmaster - a competition of wit, bravery and of quick thinking. A contest where the agile and the nimble come out on top, a celebration of artistic flair, strength and determination until these five people came along!

Assistant Intro

And, on the much smaller throne to my left, is a man who still comes to work with his sandwiches cut into fingers because he thinks they 'taste better'. It's... little Alex Horne!

Taskmaster's Sign-off

So what have we learned today? We've learned that Taskmaster has been going so long now that we've forgotten some of our past contestants. So let's have a big shout-out to Predator, Big-Tooth Guy and The Old Chinese Man! And we learned that Paul Sinha has won an episode! What a victory! Thank you and good night!