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Series 2

Cover image for the second series of the UK show Taskmaster, picturing the cast of the series.

Air dates:

21/06/2016 - 19/07/2016

Season synopsis

The second series of Taskmaster, consisting of just five episodes, originally aired on Dave between June and July 2016, and featured contestants Doc Brown, Joe Wilkinson, Jon Richardson, Katherine Ryan, and Richard Osman.

The series was filmed back-to-back with series 3, with the live studio sessions taking place at the now closed Fountain Studios in London.

Contestant reveal video

Official episode playlist

This is a playlist of official episode videos from this season. Due to international streaming rights, it may be blocked in your region.

Season stats

The following stats are correct as of the end of episode 5.

Episodes

Episodes Aired

5

Total Points

Points Awarded

417

Disquals

11

Assignment Type

Special Tasks

Special

0

0%

Tie-breaker Tasks

Tie-Break

0

0%

Task Format

Activity Type

Judgment Type

Combination Tasks

Combination

0

0%

Unjudged Tasks

Unjudged

0

0%

No. of Task Briefs

Task Originality

Hosts

Taskmaster

Assistant

Season scores

The following scores are correct as of the end of episode 5.

78

69

90

94

86

Episodes

Image of a potato lying on a paved surface (taken during the 'Get the potato into the hole' task), with the episode title, 'Fear of failure', superimposed on it.

Fear of failure
(21/06/2016)

Cloe-up image of a dead fish's face (a reference to Doc Brown's attempt at the 'Create a nursery rhyme video' task), with the episode title, 'Pork is a sausage', superimposed on it.

Pork is a sausage
(28/06/2016)

Image of five pistachios on a table (a reference to the flavour of an éclair mentioned by Jon Richardson during his attempt at the 'Impress the Mayor' task), with the episode title, 'A pistachio éclair', superimposed on it.

A pistachio éclair
(05/07/2016)

Image of a pineapple (a reference to the 'Conceal a pineapple on your person' task), with the episode title, 'Welcome to Rico Face', superimposed on it.

Welcome to Rico Face
(12/07/2016)

Image of Alex Horne with an apple balanced on his head, through which a rolled-up task brief has been inserted (it's unclear what this image is a reference to...), with the episode title, 'There’s strength in arches', superimposed on it.

There’s strength in arches
(19/07/2016)

Unaired tasks

The following tasks were assigned during this series but, for one reason or another, never made it to air:

Placeholder cover image, picturing a wax-sealed task brief with a question mark on it.

A solo task

A filmed task

A physical task

A single task brief

An original task

Skim a biscuit

Primary Locations

The House

Taskmaster House
(UK)

The Studio

Fountain Studios