Taskmaster

Little Alex Horne is as happy as a sandboy when he gets to supervise tasks involving administration, little ducks and, best of all, messy flour, all for his beloved Taskmaster. John Kearns gets nostalgic about fonts, Sarah Millican searches for a door and Munya Chawawa falls in a bath.

Prize task: The best thing you nearly keep throwing away, but can't quite bring yourself to.

- Dara O Brian: Part of his leg that broke off him during a game of football. - 5
- Munya Chawawa: His first ever houseplant, which he has barely kept alive for five years. - 4
- Fern Brady: A dirty tankard which her boyfriend keeps his toothbrush in. - 3
- Sarah Millican: A dummy zombie owned by her husband. - 3
- John Kearns: A copy of Ulysses by James Joyce. - 1

Task 1, Part 1: Print, laminate and distribute the most signs. Each of your signs must be placed on a different seat, and all your signs must have a different instruction. You have 20 minutes.

- Dara: 25 signs - 5
- Fern: Number not given - 4
- Sarah: 14 signs
- Munya: 9 signs - 2
- John: 7 signs - 1

Task 1, Part 2: Obey all your signs. Highest percentage of signs obeyed wins. You have three minutes. Your time starts now.

- Dara and Munya: 100% - 5
- Sarah: 91% - 3
- Fern: 75% - 2
- John: About 50% - 1

Task 2: Put five grapes in the little bowl. You have five minutes. You must wear the flippers as gloves for the entire five minutes. The most flour still on the plate after five minutes wins. Your time starts now.

- Dara: 2,903g
- Munya: 2,514g
- John: Nearly 2,000g
- Sarah: 900g
- Fern: Disqualified for not getting enough grapes into the bowl. - 0

Task 3: Sort the ducks and socks. Ducks go in the front bucket. Socks go in the back bucket. All ducks and socks must travel along both treadmills, then fall directly into the correct bucket. If a duck or dock lands on the floor, you may not retrieve it. Most ducks and socks in the correct buckets wins. There is a pair of bonus points for the most correctly paired socks. You have 15 minutes. Your time starts now.

- Dara: 91, and the most socks paired. - 7
- Munya: 66 - 4
- Sarah: 58 - 3
- Fern: 57 - 2
- John: 10 - 1

Live task (Team Task): Make the Taskmaster say your words. Each team will ask one question at a time, and each question must be made up of exactly six words. Also each team member must take it in turns to say two words of each question. First to make the Taskmaster say your word wins.

- Dara, Fern and John: 3
- Munya and Sarah: 2

Final scores

- Dara: 30 (first ever clean sweep)
- Munya: 21
- Sarah: 16
- Fern: 14
- John: 10