Episode 3: A pistachio éclair

Episode synopsis

In this episode the contestants must bring in the best dinner party guest, impress the Mayor of Chesham, make an unexpected silhouette, buy a gift for the Taskmaster, work in teams to move a potato, and throw rabbits into their hats.

Title context

'A pistachio éclair' was what Jon Richardson revealed to be the subject of a photo that he was trying to impress the Mayor of Chesham with, during the 'Impress the Mayor' task.

Alternate Titles

• On Denmark's TV2 Play streaming platform, this episode is titled 'En pistacieeclair', which translates as 'A pistachio éclair'.
• On Finland's MTV Katsomo streaming platform, this episode is titled 'Pistaasi-tuulihattu', which translates as 'A pistachio Eclair'. [Translator credit: zador]
• On Norway's Discovery+ Norge streaming platform, this episode is titled 'En pistasjéclair', which translates as 'A pistachio éclair'. 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, I'm Greg Davies and this is Taskmaster. Today our five competitors will pass the halfway point of the series. It's still anyone's game, but today's points could really make a difference. Who will be triumphantly holding this ruggedly handsome trophy high and mighty at the end of the series? Only time will tell. Let's meet our rivals now.

Assistant Intro

And, to my left, as always, is Alex Horne.

Taskmaster's Sign-off

What have we learnt today? We always sum up with something we've learnt and we learnt lots of things. But we only learnt one important thing today, and that's... I'm a lord. Let's hear some more clapping for tonight's winner, Katherine Ryan! Thank you, everybody. Good night!