Taskmaster

The Taskmaster Greg Davies is perched on his gilded throne once more, ready to pass merciless judgement on five brand new comics hoping to win his favour by completing his fiendish tasks. The brave knights battling to win Greg's glittering golden head are: Julian Clary, Lucy Beaumont, Sam Campbell, Sue Perkins and Susan Wokoma. Alex Horne lends assistance by measuring empty cans and keeping an eye on the beak of a giant duck.

Five courageous comics continue their quest to become the proud owner of a golden trophy that bears a vague resemblance to the Taskmaster, Greg Davies. Alex Horne dutifully keeps a log of statistics as Julian Clary finds a former Taskmaster champion hiding behind a door, Susan Wokoma does something unexpected with mice and fish, and Sue Perkins demonstrates her love of portcullises.

Taskmaster Greg Davies hands down more harsh but fair judgements as he watches Julian Clary destroy a table, Lucy Beaumont munch on a tree and Sam Campbell get underneath some lint. Alex Horne faithfully collates information to feed back to his lord and master, but in doing so gets tickled by a reckless Susan Wokoma and verbally insulted by a panpipe-playing Sue Perkins.

Taskmaster Assistant Alex Horne finds himself having to choke down some vaguely cylindrical meals created by the five contestants. Greg Davies watches in awe, delight and sometimes disgust as Lucy Beaumont gets her flowers mixed up, Sam Campbell regrets a trip abroad, Julian Clary orders some edible pants and Susan Wokoma shakes her head at Sue Perkins sniffing a door.

Series 16 reaches the halfway stage and while some of the five comic contestants may still harbour genuine hopes of holding aloft Greg Davies's golden head trophy, others may just be hoping to escape with at least some dignity left. Susan Wokoma finds something hidden in a flower, Lucy Beaumont is handy with loo roll and Julian Clary makes some kitchen receptacles look a bit sinister. Alex Horne compiles statistics and gets intimidated by Sam Campbell.

Greg Davies takes charge of another set of seemingly pointless tasks. Loyal lapdog Alex Horne gleefully records the stats as Sue Perkins makes an extraordinary noise, Julian Clary gets on his hands and knees and Lucy Beaumont creeps everyone out. Elsewhere, Sam Campbell proves adept at identifying colourful birds, while Susan Wokoma finds unexpected reasons to be grateful for her formal acting training.