8 episodes
Taskmaster - Series 5
First aired Sep 12, 2017Season 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.
Episodes
Episode 1
Dignity Intact
Sep 13, 201745 min4 votes
Greg Davies sets Aisling Bea, Bob Mortimer, Mark Watson, Nish Kumar and Sally Phillips brilliantly bewildering tasks, including basketball without hands!
Episode 2
The Leprechaun or the Lesbian
Sep 20, 201745 min3 votes
Greg Davies takes great pleasure in celebrity humiliation. Nish Kumar pretends he's Robin Hood, while Mark Watson feels the wrath of yoghurt.
Episode 3
Phoenix
Sep 27, 201745 min4 votes
Proving he's as diabolical in real life as he is in the Inbetweeners, Greg Davies sets our five comedians absurd tasks such as jelly-balancing and coconut costumery.
Episode 4
Residue Around the Hoof
Oct 4, 201745 min3 votes
Mark Watson and Nish Kumar pop toast together and Sally Phillips spreads absinthe on it. Greg Davies dishes out the absurd A-list challenges once more.
Episode 5
A Wind-Dried Puffin
Oct 11, 201745 min4 votes
Greg Davies sets tasks that are bizarre, cruel - and also very funny. Sally Phillips faces an amorous watercooler. Aisling Bea crams a dish into a balloon.
Episode 6
Spoony Neeson
Oct 18, 201745 min4 votes
The consensual celebrity humiliation continues at the hands of wicked Greg Davies. Bob Mortimer champions sausage meat, while Sally Phillips returns to the womb.
Episode 7
Boing Boing
Oct 25, 201745 min3 votes
Evil Greg Davies sets five comedians cruel conundrums. Nish Kumar is presented with a coconut harness, while a blindfolded Sally Phillips handles a slice of bread.
Episode 8
Their Water's So Delicious
Nov 1, 201745 min5 votes
The celebrity torture is almost over as the series climaxes. Aisling Bea leaps cushions, while Bob Mortimer educates us on Dumfries and Galloway.