Episode 1: The faceless facilitators

Episode synopsis

In this episode, the contestants must bring in the best thing that has been inside them, say a word beginning with ‘Q’, knock over exactly 100 cans, do the most beautiful thing with bubbles, and drink the vinegar.

Title context

Greg Davies claims that Alex calls the members of the show’s production crew “the faceless facilitators of his genius”, during studio discussion of Jack Dee’s attempt at the ‘Do the most beautiful thing with bubbles’ task.

Alternate Titles

• On Norway's Discovery+ Norge streaming platform, this episode is titled 'De ansiktsløse tilretteleggerne ', which translates as 'The faceless facilitators'. [Translator credit: Jan Harald]

Taskmaster Intro

Hello. Thank you! I’m Greg Davies. Welcome to Taskmaster. Daddy’s back, and he’s got five naughty children who need to sit on the naughty step. Let’s hope they behave themselves and do well in the tasks, because… Papa has big slippers, and a Hair-trigger spanking arm. So, here we go. Please welcome our five formidable fighters.

Assistant Intro

And sitting next to me, a man who secretly confessed to me that he finds all women’s sport ‘slow, boring, and undignified’. Little Alex Horne!