Yeah!
Come on!
"Take back the Sunday"
A warm welcome to Kongen Befaler, from Drammen theatre.
It is your king of the evening speaking.
The fool who has been allowed at the king's table is also here:
Olli Wermskog. - Thank you. Thank very much.
It's been an honour and a pleasure to bask in your glory.
It suits you. You really should have gotten to host a show, too.
Are you considering abdicating? - No.
It would be another show on another channel.
But let's focus on the prize one of our contestants will receive
for long and faithful service in a few shows: a bust in gold of me.
And the contenders for this award this year are Henrik Fladseth...
Ina Svenningdal...
Ole Henry Snildalsli...
Pernille Sørensen...
...and Thomas Numme.
Let's begin with the prize task.
The contestants bring one item they think fits the given category.
Which category have you given today, Atle?
Today, I've asked you to bring something rather sad.
Then you had one criteria. You weren't allowed to bring yourself.
Who are you gonna start with? - Let's start with Henrik.
I've been shopping on the internet again.
As you know, it's all crap you find there.
This time, I've bought a self-massage...
Self-massaging device.
That's bad.
One for regular back thickness
and one for a proper pork neck.
What about the two sticks? - Already there...
Olli, you dirty old man!
That's enough.
It'd be wrong to call it a stick.
It'd be more accurate to call it a pee-pee. It's only one thing.
I stopped using it partly because it didn't work well enough.
Imagine coming home after a long day and you're dying for a massage.
But perhaps most of all, you want the closeness.
So when you're sitting on the edge of the bed...
That's pretty sad.
I guess there's handles, so you can pull it in.
By the pee-pee.
It's more sad that it's not good, so I just use this one.
Boom.
Yeah, that's sad.
Ina. - Yes.
What did you bring that's sad? - I think this is pretty sad.
This is Lambi. That's what I called her when I got her.
She's a Build-A-Bear. Here's a teddy certificate. She's...
Weight: 283 grams. Height: 41 centimetres.
Fur colour, cream white. Eye colour, black.
Owner's name, Ina Svenningdal.
As in birth certificate? - Yes.
Here's the sound in her arm. - I love you, Ina.
There it is.
It's for little kids? - Yeah.
And this is the sad part.
Because I started secondary school the year I got Lambi.
Now she's still playing. - Mummy.
I didn't get a pet, I got Lambi.
So this was my pet all through secondary school.
She even wears Crocs.
And a 'High School Musical' bag.
So, this was my youth. I think that's pretty sad.
I was starting to feel more sorry for you.
I know. I feel pretty sorry for my mum, too.
Barely a year after that, you became a 'Skam' star. [youth TV drama she appeared in, 2015-2017]
Wow! What a happy ending!
I think it's pretty sad. - I agree with you.
Ole Henry, what have you brought?
I've brought... This is what I wear for real.
These are spare underpants.
These are briefs, not boxers,
which I only wear when I've run out of boxers.
That's at the bottom of the drawer.
When I pull my briefs on, it means I've got to do laundry.
It's the worst kind. There's a double hole in the bottom here.
It's got a proper loop... - Well-used spare briefs.
Probably the ones you've worn the most. Lovely answer.
Is it Pernille's turn? No. Let's go straight to Numme.
I was in Sandefjord cleaning out the storage in my childhood home.
It's the saddest thing I've ever seen. I came across this.
Which is 'Bill Cosby: Fatherhood.' [book published in 1986]
Yeah. That...
I felt sad when I found it.
And it's sad having someone who's allegedly molested
dozens of women for over a decade tell you how to raise your children.
It doesn't have to be connected. - Children and women aren't the same.
It's sad to be a reader of this book.
Place it with the picture down. - Yes. Very sad.
Pernille, what did you bring?
I brought a pair of glasses with no prescription.
We had a party, and no-one came to pick them up.
Those are zero prescription? - Yes.
I think they didn't pick them up because there's no prescription.
I find this a little sad. I wear glasses myself.
I'm totally dependent on them to read and see what's on my plate.
It's sad that people wear glasses with no prescription to dress up.
They rub it in a bit for those of us who need them. It's like...
Are you going out? "I'll put on my best outfit."
"Hold on. Should I dress up with these crutches?" You don't do that.
It's sad when people cling to the only upside we have,
that you look a tiny bit clever.
They just take them off when they mist up and we're stuck with them.
We have to rub and wipe and fight just to get a little slice of bread.
Five different sad things. What's the verdict?
I think it was next level this time. I want to commend everyone.
I don't want to give anyone 1 point. Everyone starts on 3.
Then Pernille and Numme go down to 2.
Oh, dear. How sad. Well, well.
It is what it is. But you started at 3.
I'm happy with that.
Not bad at all. Average.
They're only up by 1 point so far.
Snildalsli stays on 3. - Thank you. I'm happy with that.
You weren't aiming any higher.
You know what? I'm gonna have to... You don't have to remind me.
Should I take off all my clothes? - I'm imagining it.
I fell head over heels for it. You get 5. You get 4, Ina.
Yes.
Do you know the difference between 'must' and 'should'?
In many ways they're the swinger partners of 'can' and 'will'.
That's exactly what they are!
Then we shouldn't doubt. We can, will, and must watch this.
Wow.
"Make a rule you should follow,"
"then shout the rule out from the balcony."
"You have two minutes. Your time starts now."
I mean, it could be anything.
Right? It could be anything!
There's no limitation here. But it can't be that simple, right?
No, it can't be that simple.
Yes. - You got it?
I got it, yeah. - Yes.
Always stay alert and vigilant!
There's often another letter.
Yeah, right? - Always stay alert and vigilant.
This might be good.
"Break the rule you just made. Fastest wins. Your time starts now."
Always stay alert and vigilant. - Yes.
I just broke it.
That's it! Yes!
Take back the Sunday! Don't wait for Monday!
That's worse.
This was an unimaginably stupid rule. Today is Wednesday.
I can't do anything. I've booked a table and I'm meeting friends.
I have to cancel it and do all these boring things.
One rule you should follow...
You should never pick your nose in front of other people.
I'll have to shout that.
You should never pick your nose in front of other people!
You're not allowed to sit down!
How much time do I have left? - 20 seconds.
I have to shout it? Yes, I do.
Everyone show your bus ticket above your head!
That was within two minutes.
That's what I figured.
No. - Here you go.
"Break the rule you just made. Fastest wins. Your time starts now."
Like this. Now, I'm gonna go wipe that finger.
"Break the rule you just made. Fastest wins."
I don't have a bus ticket!
I bought a single ticket.
Yes.
This is good stuff. Henrik, masterfully solved!
Unbelievably well solved.
The task was solved before it was even given.
I guess it's the first time someone's got a negative time on a task.
Then it's time.
I'm off to Kongen Befaler UK. [the actual Norwegian title for the UK version of Taskmaster]
Norway has become too small for me.
Goodbye, then!
Lovely. The rest of you also solved it very well.
Except perhaps for you, Ole Henry. - I had to get a ticket and...
Not only that. What was your rule?
Don't hold a bus ticket above your waist? No.
Above your head. What did you do?
It was the opposite. Everyone has to hold a ticket above their head.
And did you do? - Did you break the rule or follow it?
No...
That's right. I have a clock still running.
I'm thinking you don't need a bus ticket.
It's better solved than what you did.
Then I'll stop time and give you 1 point at least.
Do you want the order? - I'd love it.
Ole Henry, 1 point. You did it just now.
Thomas, 2 points. Then it was pretty close.
But Pernille, you were a little bit slower than Ina.
She sat straight down. 3 for Pernille, 4 for Ina.
Then it's minus... You get 5 points.
Amazing. - That's good.
I love it!
I'll really emphasise it by giving you an extra point.
Since you were on minus time, you get 6 points.
Let's see the overall scores so far for today.
Where are we? You're at the top now, Fladseth.
Ina, 3 points behind.
Then, it's close, but we don't know how many points will be scored later.
We'll come back to that.
We'll be gone now, for a minute.
But don't worry, it's just commercials.
We'll be back when it's all over.
This show always calls for urgency.
Now, I want a task where the contestants will have plenty of time
to maximise their potential.
Okay. I guess this lot need about 100 days to reach a maximum.
100 days sounds like enough. - Yeah.
Hi. - Hey there.
Wow.
Okay. Message in a bottle.
Okay.
I'm not gonna touch the cork, just in case.
Just in case. I've touched the bottle, though.
You haven't gotten paranoid? - That's your fault.
"Put something impressive in this bottle. You have 100 days."
"The solution that impresses Atle the most wins. Your time starts now."
No need for the timer. It's 100 days.
Do you have days on the timer? - Hours.
"Put something impressive in this bottle."
"You have 100 days."
"Your time starts now."
That's fun. That's so far away.
I have plenty of time to think about it without having to stress now.
That's my kind of task. I like to have a lot of time and be thorough.
It's dangerous because I'm gonna use 99 of them to relax.
And then I'll panic at the end.
What am I going to make? I could make a boat with sand and...
Could you? - No.
Gosh, it would be fun to make a boat.
Once I learn how to do something, I know how to do it. Just like riding a bike.
Maybe... I'll think about it.
Should I take it? I have to.
You can start with whoever you want. - There's nothing new there.
I'm thinking Pernille. Shall we start with you?
We can do that. - What does she have?
I've made a bottle with...
...aquavit inside, which I've decided to call Atlevitt.
Made especially for you.
A 'line aquavit' is one that's gone across the equator and back.
This is a 'short-line aquavit' that has travelled from Oslo to Lillehammer,
where you come from, and back, by train.
It's been on trains with me.
I've taken photographic evidence along the way. Lillehammer Station.
How proud you are. - But I won't stop there.
From Lillehammer Station, I've taken a little journey
to places that you know very well, Atle.
I've been to Kåre and Randi Berg's School of Dance, where you went,
and I've picked clover herbs and I've put them in.
It has a little taste of Kåre and Randi.
Then I travelled to your elementary school.
Here I am, outside your classroom, picking clover. They're in there, too.
I've also been to your middle school, picking herbs for the bottle.
Furthermore, I've travelled to this fruit and tobacco store,
where you worked. There's no longer a door.
You can see it's been bricked up.
Then I went to Radio Lillehammer, where you worked.
There was scaffolding, so it was difficult to find herbs.
I've travelled on, to The Distillery.
You were kicked out a couple of times because you weren't old enough.
So I've picked from the bushes. That's also in here.
And I know you've done a lot of walking up and down this street.
I walked quickly because I looked a bit weird, walking around with a bottle.
So I rushed through.
I don't know if you recognise this house?
I was in the garden of your childhood home, picking cloves.
I know, Atle, that you don't drink spirits any more.
So...
So, then...
It's non-alcoholic aquavit? - No.
I simply...
If you look at the next picture, I've diluted it down to 17%
with water from your childhood garden hose.
It's now down to 17%, so it should be drinkable for you.
Exactly. Fantastic. - So this is a proper Atlevitt.
I almost need to wipe a few tears. That's good to see.
I guess it's in Henrik's hands then.
I'll take 4 points.
That's fine.
I'll... I'll walk and talk.
I've...
I ordered a ship in a bottle from Canada. It arrived, and...
I didn't bother.
But then I quickly changed my mind, and... I walk and talk.
Walking and talking.
I came up with the idea of spending 100 days perfecting a dish
that I think you love.
Do you like French stews? - Yes, I would say so.
I've spent 100 days perfecting this dish
of beef bourguignon.
A hundred days?
That's slow-cooked stuff. - Sure.
It's not... Yeah.
I was going to say I'm excited.
A lot of people say you eat with your eyes. Not necessarily Atle.
You're simple.
It's the taste that counts. - At least you hope so now.
It's beef, it's a lot of red wine, and time is the main ingredient.
What did you use the last 99 days for?
I've repeatedly made this dish.
It's made to fit in the bottle. - Is it lukewarm or is it cold?
It's supposed to be... Right, smell it.
Right. - There it goes.
I feel like I've made a really good stew. Now I'm excited.
It's fantastic. Really good. I want it all.
I'll leave the bottle with you, mate. Just a prop. Blackcurrant juice.
Not gonna be fooled there.
That's impressive. That's a wide variety, though.
Not least in the solutions. Good start.
Ina, go ahead. - I made The King's Limoncello.
Wow. - And that's what I've...
That's what I've made. - Liqueur?
Limoncello, which I've made. It's lemon zest.
I've put that in a jar and I've turned it every single day.
And then it's sat, and then I've put syrup in.
And then I've mixed it and then it's turned into a limoncello.
Do you have to turn it once a day?
Yeah, to give it a nice consistent flavour.
Does anybody want a taste? - I've got to have a taste, haven't I?
The King first. - I think I've got to have a taste.
That looks delicious. What a colour!
Yeah. Look at that colour.
Oh, what an odour.
And what a taste!
That's good. - Yeah? It's really good.
You really nailed that.
That's damn good. - I'm impressed myself.
Delicious. What answers.
Thomas. - Right.
I've brought a urine sample.
Yes.
But this isn't just any old urine sample.
I've been trying for a long time to get hold of Drammen's greatest son,
the captain of the national team and Arsenal, Martin Ødegaard.
You can tell by the colour that I couldn't get a hold of him.
But then I went for the second-best,
the one who's always there for me when I need him.
I went to Ingar Helge Gimle. [season 9 contestant; Thomas also roped him in to a task in episode 4]
Hello, everybody.
Drammen theatre.
The best played place there is.
I can corroborate what Thomas is saying.
The contents of the bottle are mine.
I can vouch for that. I took the urine sample this morning,
and for the record, I'm very pleased with the results.
Have fun. Take care.
I'm impressed that you've been able to milk so many pee drops
out of Ingar Helge Gimle.
Not bad. Ole Henry, what'd you bring?
You've been camping a little, Atle? - I have. Old Boy Scout, you know.
I've squeezed a full-size sleeping bag into the bottle.
A whole... - There's no way.
Now I'm going to pull it out. I need to break it. Cover your eyes.
Are you? - Wow.
Look here now.
Now look here! - Wow.
Wow.
That's thin.
It's not a year-round bag. - It's a full...
Look here. - It is.
It's a little small.
It was inside. - That's still impressive.
Yeah. Impressive.
Because like I said, it's a summer bag.
But still fucking impressive. - It's a full-size, right?
Getting it down through the neck is quite impressive.
See the blisters. - Yeah, lovely.
What diversity! A big round of applause.
Beautiful answers.
I'm really pleased with everybody. Once again...
Sometimes I have to say that nobody gets 1 point on this one.
Are you absolutely sure? - No.
You get 1 point for Ingar Helge Gimle.
Now, Ingar will be upset.
Something tells me he can take it. He's lived a hard life.
I'll give you 2 points, though I'm impressed, Snildalsli.
The level is high here. - Look!
I couldn't agree more. If it had been a winter bag good for down to -40...
I'll rank you in front, Ina. I'll put you on 3 points, Henrik.
Then I'll give you 4, Ina. That's a 5 for Pernille.
Let's take a little break for some commercials. We'll be right back.
Oh, yeah.
What a day! What a show, what an experience.
Now we're excited, because it's a team task.
It just keeps on giving, Olli.
What would you say is the most important thing
you can do as a human being?
What's the most important thing you can work together on?
Saving the day, then? - Saving the day.
Let's see the differences between the genders,
here represented by the boys' team and the girls' team.
Hi there. - Hi, Olli.
Hello. - Hello.
May I do the honours? - Go ahead.
"Document that you saved the day."
"The best documented saved day wins."
"You have one hour. Your time starts now."
"Saved the day"?
That's exactly what I said. Didn't have to show the letter.
Right. Should we just watch? - Of course, we should.
We have to decide what we want to save first.
What I'm thinking now is to find an old lady or a man
and help them cross the road.
And lay something on the ground that could have ended in disaster,
had it not been for us being there.
You can jump out of a bush and say, "You money or your life!"
Check this out. If this doesn't startle you...
You know like Dracula... - Then you go "Boo!"
Then that's what we have to work with. So be it.
Come with us, Olli. - Okay.
Now we've found a lovely older gentleman.
Put on some cheerful music. It seems like a nice day.
Go ahead, start walking.
We'll just hang out here.
No, no! Olli!
Get down!
You shouldn't walk here. There's a lot of knives.
I'll get them out of the way. Are you diabetic?
Yeah. - This is golden syrup.
You mustn't drink that, so we'll get rid of that.
Now you can get on with your walk. - Thank you so much.
You're welcome. Did this make for a better day?
Yeah. Awesome.
Wonderful. - Oh, my god.
Good job. Mission accomplished. We saved the day.
Yeah. You saved the day for your poor neighbour,
but you're obviously rescuing him from a trap that you've set up
and lured him into. You're quite the psychopaths.
I think you're nitpicking. - A bit of nitpicking.
Before you make up your mind, there's one more team you need to see.
The boys. - The boys.
Maybe we... We don't have to have a really bad day.
But maybe not an optimal day.
We'll make some nice stuff for ourselves, and that'll save the day.
Should we see what we can find in the house
and just make it as awesome a day as possible?
Waffles. - That's a nice one.
Wow, guys.
There's beer.
Should I boil the pasta then? - Yeah.
Okay. To the best day ever.
That was actually a really pleasant idea.
It helps. I think it's great.
Look, he's made it nice. Oh, my god.
Surprisingly good.
Yeah, that's good.
Cheers. - Cheers.
How nice this is. - Nice day.
Oh, yeah!
I'll do the first throw.
Whoa! - Spare.
Yeah.
No! - Hey!
We might be penalised for the fact that in a world of so much horror,
we have chosen to save ourselves.
Maybe I should contribute to Doctors Without Borders.
That way, we can even it out. - 500 kroner? [c£38 / US$50]
That's a good one.
The most important thing here isn't the food, it's the friendship.
This made my day. - Mine too.
Right. You guys are lazy.
You saved the day for yourselves,
and ate waffles with a smug look on your faces,
while sending 500 kroner to Doctors Without Borders.
That's Norway in miniature.
Do you want to pick a winner? - It's got to be the girls.
That's good. - The boys fell short here.
So, 5 points for the girls? - 5 points to the girls.
3 points for the boys...
...to share. 1 point each.
Okay. - That's as clear as it gets.
Which means today's scores so far are as follows...
Whoa! At least it's very close at the top.
What am I hearing in the distance?
I'm hearing the sounds of...
...the studio task.
It's coming now. Get up on the stage!
Welcome to our final task. It's going to be about animal sounds.
You'll make an animal sound,
and Atle will guess which animal you're trying to imitate.
If he guesses correctly, you're through.
If he gets it wrong, you'll have to sit down.
When you're done with your round, you must nominate the next person.
Any questions? Yes.
I assume we can't make the same noise as anyone else?
Correct. Good thing you said that. Before we start, I'll just say...
Woof! Meow! Baaa! Mooo!
No! - You sly fox!
Let's start with the one at the bottom. Thomas.
You can write down an animal.
A little Chihuahua.
"BIRD"
Yeah. - Okay?
Cockatoo.
It's sort of correct, but it's still very wrong.
It's the generic term 'bird'. So that won't do.
Really? - No.
Then you're out, but before you go, nominate the next one.
It'll be Henrik then.
Did you write something down? - Yes.
"WOLF"
Woah.
Go ahead.
Wolf. - Yes!
You're through.
Henrik, who are you nominating?
Ole Henry. - Oh.
"CHICKEN"
Chicken. - Correct.
Ole Henry, who are you nominating?
Then I'll take Henrik. - Whoa.
We'll just go. It's that one.
"FROG"
What is...
Duck. - Fuck!
It's a frog!
Pernille, then. - Yes.
Yes.
"CUCKOO"
Cuckoo. - Yes!
Yes. - Then I'll say Ina.
You nominate Ina. Tactical. Maybe a good idea.
"MONKEY"
It's tempting to say a subspecies, but I'll say monkey.
Yes, correct.
Pernille.
Okay. Are you ready? - Yes.
"COCKEREL"
Sure, the first time was enough.
You're playing it safe with a cockerel.
Ole Henry. - You went to Ole Henry.
Kind of a dialect.
"SEAGULL"
Yes.
I hear it's very nicely done, but I can't think of what it is.
Atle.
Heron!
No!
Do you want to say the answer?
Seagull. - Seagull, right.
Heron!
Yes. Ole Henry, who are you nominating?
Oh. Then I'll take Pernille.
Yes. You write in there.
"OWL"
Let's see...
Long-tailed jaeger. [a seabird]
No, it's an owl.
Owl.
It simply means Ina is the only one left.
Then you have won this task.
Let's do the summary in our seats.
We need a little summary.
You've got it. Let's see... At the bottom, Thomas: 1 point.
Henry, 2 points. Ole Henry, 3 points.
Pernille, 4 points. And Ina, 5 points.
Congratulations.
And who brings home the victory? It's so exciting.
Ina is the winner of today's show!
Congratulations. Lots of sad things to take home.
Today, we learned that the best way to save the day
is with cauliflower soup and fireworks.
We'll be back next time.
If you liked this show, you're gonna love the next one.
See you.
Original English subtitles: Tommy Lund (LinQ Media Group)
Proofreading and adjustments: u/taskmastermaster
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