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Series 8

Cover image for the eighth series of the UK show Taskmaster, picturing the cast of the series.
Studio filming dates:
21/03/2019 - 27/03/2019
Air dates:
08/05/2019 - 10/07/2019

Season synopsis

The eighth series of Taskmaster, consisting of ten episodes, was originally broadcast on Dave between May and July 2019.

It featured contestants Iain Stirling, Joe Thomas, Lou Sanders, Paul Sinha, and Sian Gibson.

The live studio sessions were recorded at Pinewood Studios in Iver Heath, near London.

Season trailer

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.

Outtakes compilation

This is an official Taskmaster YouTube channel outtakes compilation video.

Season stats

The following stats are correct as of the end of episode 10.


Episodes Aired
10
Points Awarded
749
Disquals
26

Hosts

Taskmaster

Greg Davies

Assistant

Alex Horne

Season scores

The following scores are correct as of the end of episode 10.

Episodes

Image of a footbridge over a railway line at the Buckinghamshire Railway Centre (a reference to the 'Sneak up on Alex' task), with the episode title, 'Hello', superimposed on it.

Hello
(08/05/2019)

Image of a single grain of rice on a wooden surface (a reference to the 'Transfer the rice to the bottle' task), with the episode title, 'A novel about Russian Gulags', superimposed on it.

A novel about Russian Gulags
(15/05/2019)

Image of a small toy plastic cow at the base of Sian's Gibson's volcano from the 'Build the best volcano' task, with the episode title, 'Stuck in a mammal groove', superimposed on it.

Stuck in a mammal groove
(22/05/2019)

Image of a rubber duck, seen through the centre of a roll of toilet paper (presumably a combined reference to the 'Get the toilet paper through the toilet seat' and ducks used in the 'Make the best thing to entertain a toddler' tasks), with the episode title, 'The barrel dad', superimposed on it.

The barrel dad
(29/05/2019)

Image of an open can of baked beans, spilling out onto a plate (presumably a reference to Iain Stirling's attempt at the 'Make a realistic injury using food' task), with the episode title, 'Stay humble', superimposed on it.

Stay humble
(05/06/2019)

Image of the custom deck of Taskmaster themed playing cards featured in the 'Recall the order of the deck of cards' task, with the episode title, 'Rock ‘n’ roll umlaut', superimposed on it.

Rock ‘n’ roll umlaut
(12/06/2019)

Image of a single crisp balanced on a spoon on a table (a reference to the 'Work out the crisp flavours' task), with the episode title, 'This is Trevor', superimposed on it.

This is Trevor
(19/06/2019)

Image of the letters 'TM' written in the sand of a beach (a reference to the 'Make a portrait of a former contestant using sand and one tool' task), with the episode title, 'Aquatic sewing machine', superimposed on it.

Aquatic sewing machine
(26/06/2019)

Image of what appears to be dust caught in a shaft of light (presumably a reference to the 'Make a delicious dust meal' task), with the episode title, 'I’ve been a bit ill', superimposed on it.

I’ve been a bit ill
(03/07/2019)

Image of a mannequin hand and a felled traffic cone on a tarmac surface (taken during the 'Blindly drive a mobility scooter around a course' task), with the episode title, 'Clumpy swayey clumsy man', superimposed on it.

Clumpy swayey clumsy man
(10/07/2019)

Primary Locations