Taskmaster - Season 5

Taskmaster - Season 5

Season 5

Tasks are set, seals are broken and unpredictable actions take place, as Aisling Bea, Bob Mortimer, Mark Watson, Nish Kumar and Sally Phillips compete to earn the respect of Greg Davies and Alex Horne

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Episodes8
DatesSep 13, 2017 - Nov 1, 2017
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Episodes

Dignity Intact
Season 5Episode 160 min

Dignity Intact

Aisling Bea, Bob Mortimer, Mark Watson, Nish Kumar and Sally Phillips tackle futile tasks: basketball (no hands), rowing (no oars) and cuddles (no kissing)

Sep 13, 2017
The Leprechaun or the Lesbian
Season 5Episode 260 min

The Leprechaun or the Lesbian

Greg Davies and Alex Horne bear witness as Aisling Bea bleeds on bread, Nish Kumar pretends he's Robin Hood, and Mark Watson feels the wrath of yoghurt

Sep 20, 2017
Phoenix
Season 5Episode 360 min

Phoenix

Greg Davies ranks five comics in order of competency as they attempt complex tasks such as coconut costumery. Plus: can Mark Watson open an unlocked briefcase?

Sep 27, 2017
Residue Around the Hoof
Season 5Episode 460 min

Residue Around the Hoof

The five task-hungry comics attempt to make Marmite. And can anyone recognise Alex Horne when he's wearing a hat?

Oct 4, 2017
A Wind-Dried Puffin
Season 5Episode 560 min

A Wind-Dried Puffin

Alex Horne risks the Taskmaster's wrath by setting a cheeky unsanctioned task, and Sally Phillips locks herself in the caravan with an amorous water cooler

Oct 11, 2017
Spoony Neeson
Season 5Episode 660 min

Spoony Neeson

Alex Horne has a makeover, Bob Mortimer champions sausage meat, Sally Phillips returns to the womb, and Nish Kumar has a heart-to-heart with the Taskmaster

Oct 18, 2017
Boing Boing
Season 5Episode 760 min

Boing Boing

In the series semi-final, Greg Davies and Alex Horne baffle the contestants by giving them bread to hold while blindfolded and calling yet another referendum

Oct 25, 2017
Their Water's So Delicious
Season 5Episode 860 min

Their Water's So Delicious

Aisling Bea, Bob Mortimer, Mark Watson and Sally Phillips battle to win the Taskmaster trophy in the series finale, and Nish Kumar comes along for the ride

Nov 1, 2017

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