Taskmaster Series 13, Episode 10 - The House Queens - British Comedy Guide (original) (raw)
Ardal O'Hanlon, Bridget Christie, Chris Ramsey, Judi Love and Sophie Duker compete, as the furious race to claim Greg Davies' gleaming golden head trophy reaches its glorious climax in the Taskmaster grand final. Able sidekick and administrator Alex Horne keeps tabs on everything with his usual relentless efficiency. Will Ardal wear that red leather jacket? Why would Sophie use chopsticks to remove valve caps? Why is Chris rapping about aubergines? Can Bridget whistle? And can Judi finally win an episode?
Prize task: The finest family heirloom.
- Bridget Christie: A box containing her children's teeth, hair, umbilical cord stumps and pregnancy kits. - 5
- Ardal O'Hanlon: A biscuit tin inside of which is her grandmother's birth certificate. - 4
- Chris Ramsey: An Italian coffee table which is also a music box that plays theme from The Godfather. - 4
- Sophie Duker: A rice cooker. - 4
- Judi Love: A vial of her own blood on a necklace. - 2
Task 1: Indentify the liquids. Most accurately identified liquids wins. You have ten minutes. Your time starts now. You may only spray the perfume on your wrist. You may spray the sponge [using a water pistol]. You may only squeeze the pipette into your mouth. You may only push the valve with the chopstick. You can do whatever you want with the balloon.
- Sophie: 4 - 5
- Ardal, Chris, Judi: 3 - 4
- Bridget: 2 - 3
Task 2: Get the most ducks in Alex's basket. You may only hold one duck at a time. If Alex rings his backwards bell, you must walk backwards until he honks his forwards horn. Alex will pedal as fast as he can unless you say one of the magic words. If you says a magic word, Alex will rest for ten seconds. All the magic words are single-use magic words. Alex will cycle round the circuit for ten minutes. Your time starts when Alex honks his horn.
- Chris: 65 - 5
- Sophie: 61 - 4
- Ardal: 48 - 3
- Bridget and Judi: Disqualified for holding more than one duck at a time. - 0
Task 3 (Team Task): Record the best multi-track song about your team. You must record all six tracks with your voice or body, and each person must record the same number of tracks. Most powerful multi-track song wins. You have 20 minutes. Your time starts now.
- The Girls (The House Queens) - 5
- The Boys (The Tungsten Diamonds) - 3
Live task: Draw a life-size self portrait. Your nose must be poking through your nose hole at all times. Most accurate self portrait wins. You have 200 seconds.
- Bridget and Chris - 5
- Sophie - 4
- Judi - 2
- Ardal - 1
Final scores
- Sophie - 22
- Chris - 21
- Bridget - 18
- Ardal - 15
- Judi - 13
Series scores
- Sophie - 173
- Chris - 170
- Bridget - 157
- Ardal - 153
- Judi - 142
Broadcast details
Date
Thursday 16th June 2022
Time
9pm
Channel
Length
60 minutes
Recorded
- Thursday 5th May 2022, 18:00 at Pinewood Studios
Cast & crew
Cast
| Greg Davies | Host / Presenter |
|---|---|
| Alex Horne | Host / Presenter |
| Ardal O'Hanlon | Self |
| Bridget Christie | Self |
| Chris Ramsey | Self |
| Judi Love | Self |
| Sophie Duker | Self |
Writing team
| Alex Horne | Writer |
|---|---|
| Tim Key | Task Consultant |
Production team
| Andy Devonshire | Series Director |
|---|---|
| Andy Cartwright | Series Producer |
| Richard Allen-Turner | Executive Producer |
| James Taylor | Executive Producer |
| Jon Thoday | Executive Producer |
| Rob Aslett | Executive Producer |
| Andy Devonshire | Executive Producer |
| Alex Horne | Executive Producer |
| Dan Trelfer | Edit Producer |
| Vicky Winter | Line Producer |
| Amy Tuckwell | Edit Producer |
| Rebecca Bowker | Editor |
| Harfun Li | VT Editor |
| Adam Marangos | VT Editor |
| James Dillon | Production Designer |
| Sam Montague | Director of Photography |
| John Ford | Lighting Designer |
| Dru Masters | Composer |
| Tom Howe | Composer |
| Martin Rosten | Graphics |
Videos
Ardal O'Hanlon has a secret talent
Ardal O'Hanlon aces a task involving the Swedish language.
Featuring: Greg Davies, Alex Horne, Bridget Christie, Sophie Duker, Judi Love, Ardal O'Hanlon & Chris Ramsey.
Alex cycling
Everything he does, he does it for the Taskmaster.
Featuring: Greg Davies, Alex Horne, Bridget Christie, Sophie Duker, Judi Love, Ardal O'Hanlon & Chris Ramsey.