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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 7 - Shout-Out To Slow Maths

Junior Taskmaster
There's one question on everyone's lips: who'll be the last two little legends to make it through to the first-ever Junior Taskmaster grand final? It's the second semi-final, and the contestants' last chance to impress Rose Matafeo with their task-based tenacity. Our savvy semi-finalists pull no punches as they move caterpillars, play football and partake in some good old-fashioned detective work.

Prize task: The most magnificent metallic item.

- Gwen: A gong. - 5
- Jamie: A spork. - 4
- Zac: A metallic piece of modern art. - 3
- Kyra: A photo of the Kelpies. - 2
- Shenaya: Money, in the form of a small pile of £1 coins. - 1

Task 1: Work out the following information about this sleeping person without waking them up: 1) Their name. 2) Their age. 3) Their job. 4) Their nationality. 5) Their most recent meal. You have five minutes. Your time starts now.

- Shenaya: 4 correct answers. - 5
- Gwen and Jamie: 3 correct answers. - 4
- Zac: 2 correct answers. - 2
- Kyra: 1 correct answer. - 1

Task 2: Move the caterpillar safely from the living room table to the leaf on the caravan table. You may only use two items to capture and move the caterpillar, and you must not touch the caterpillar with your hands. You have until the toaster has popped to choose your two items. Only then may you capture the caterpillar, and the caterpillar must be safely moved before the microwave pings. The person who successfully moves the caterpillar and looks after it the best wins. Your time starts now.

- Kyra - 5
- Shenaya - 4
- Jamie - 3
- Gwen - 2
- Zac: Disqualified for touching the caterpillar (which is made out of jelly) with his hands. - 0

Task 3: Pass the time in the most productive way. The person who passes the time in the most productive way wins. You have one minute to plan, and five minutes to be productive. Your time starts now.

- Jamie: Plays football against Mike and wins 8-0. - 5
- Shenaya: Cleans the living room and does Mike's taxes. - 4
- Gwen: Makes lunch, while passing a clock back and forth to Mike. - 3
- Kyra: Makes an award saying she is Mike's favourite Junior Taskmaster contestant, and gets Mike to present it to her. - 2
- Zac: Plays a video game. - 1

Live task: Throw a ball of wet loo roll at Mike's moustache. The person whose wet loo roll lands the furthest away from Mike's moustache in each round will be eliminated. There is a bonus point for the most direct hit.

- Shenaya: Winner. - 5
- Jamie: Out in round fourth, but gets bonus point for nearest landing to Mike's moustache. - 5
- Zac: Out in round three. - 3
- Gwen: Out in round two. - 2
- Kyra: Out in round one. - 1

Scores

- Jamie - 21
- Shenaya - 19
- Gwen - 16
- Kyra - 11
- Zac - 9

Broadcast details

Date
Friday 20th December 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
Jon Thoday Executive Producer
Gabby Tomlinson Edit Producer
Lachlan Wilson VT Editor
Ben Scriven Editor
Steve Nayler VT Editor
Lucy Fyfe Production Designer
James Dillon Production Designer
Sam Montague Director of Photography
Gary Parkhurst Director of Photography
John Ford Lighting Designer
Dru Masters Composer
Tom Howe Composer
Martin Rosten Graphics
Alex Horne Creator

Video

Creative task

The children are asked to 'Pass the time in the most productive way' - and they find some very different interpretations of what that means.

Featuring: Rose Matafeo & Mike Wozniak.

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