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Junior Taskmaster

Junior Taskmaster

  • TV comedy
  • Channel 4
  • 2024
  • 8 episodes (1 series)

A version of Taskmaster featuring young contestants. Stars Rose Matafeo and Mike Wozniak.

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Series 1, Episode 4 - Overthinking Overthinking

Junior Taskmaster
It's time for heat four, as the brand-new series continues. Mike Wozniak is in his element because he gets to build sandcastles. Rose Matafeo judges what would be of most use in a zombie apocalypse. And this week's fab five - Billy, Emilie, Jamie, Kaif and Kyra - who are all aged between nine and 11, become acquainted with Hollywood royalty.

Prize task: The object that would be most useful in a zombie apocalypse.

- Kyra: A pop-up coffin. - 5
- Jamie: Roller-skates with fireworks on them. - 4
- Kaif: A survival kit, contain a bat, a map, a rope and a gas mask. - 3
- Billy: A cactus. - 2
- Emilie: Mint oil. - 1

Task 1: Without damaging the sandcastle, transfer the sandcastle form plinth A to plinth B. The least-damaged sandcastle wins. You have five minutes. Your time starts now.

- Kyra - 5
- Billy - 4
- Kaif - 3
- Jamie - 2
- Emilie - 1

Task 2: Do one of these five things. Take five pounds; paint your face blue; eat a lemon; dress up like Mike; got to the caravan, open the door and shout: "I'm on a caravan holiday." If you are the only person to do your chosen thing, you win five points. If anyone else does the same thing you choose, you get zero points. You have five minutes. Your time starts now.

- Billy and Jamie: Both eat the lemon. - 0
- Emilie, Kaif and Kyra: All three paint their faces blue. - 0

Task 3: Leave no stone unturned. When you have turned over all of the stones, you must put your hands on your head and shout: "No stone is unturned!" Most turned stones wins. You have five minutes. Your time starts now.

- Kyra: 137 - 5
- Jamie: 135 - 4
- Kaif: 128 - 3
- Emilie: 109 - 2
- Billy: 70 - 1

Live task: Stack the toilet rolls into a tower. When Mike honks his horn, you must move down two spaces to the left. Mike will honk his horn five times. Tallest town on Mike's final whistle wins.

- Emilie: 6 - 5
- Kyra: 4 - 4
- Jamie and Kaif: 3 - 3
- Billy: 2 - 1

Scores

- Kyra - 19
- Jamie - 13
- Kaif - 12
- Emilie - 9
- Billy - 8

Broadcast details

Date
Friday 29th November 2024
Time
8pm
Channel
Channel 4
Length
60 minutes

Cast & crew

Cast
Rose Matafeo Host / Presenter
Mike Wozniak Host / Presenter
Writing team
Nic Sampson Writer (Additional Material)
Production team
Barbara Wiltshire Director
Tommy Forbes VT Director
Mia Cross Series Producer
Sophie Le Good Producer
Richard Allen-Turner Executive Producer
Rob Aslett Executive Producer
Andy Cartwright Executive Producer
Andy Devonshire Executive Producer
Alex Horne Executive Producer
James Taylor Executive Producer
James Taylor Executive Producer
Jon Thoday Executive Producer
David Frisby Editor
Ben Scriven Editor
James Dillon Production Designer
Sam Montague Director of Photography
John Ford Lighting Designer
Dru Masters Composer
Tom Howe Composer
Martin Rosten Graphics
Alex Horne Creator

Video

Messy sandcastle task

The kids face their next task, moving a sandcastle from A to B.

Featuring: Rose Matafeo & Mike Wozniak.

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