Taskmaster’s New Year Treat (2021)

Synopsis

Taskmaster Greg Davies and his fiendish elf Alex Horne ring in the new year by tormenting five celebrities with a series of weird, wonderful one-off challenges

First Air Date: 2021-01-01

Last Air Date: 2026-01-03

Number of Seasons: 1

Number of Episodes: 7

Created By: Alex Horne

Networks: Channel 4

Top Cast

Greg Davies as Self - Taskmaster
Alex Horne as Self - Taskmaster's Assistant
Big Zuu as Self
Jill Scott as Self
Rose Ayling-Ellis as Self
Sam Ryder as Self
Susie Dent as Self
John Hannah as Self
Krishnan Guru-Murthy as Self
Nicola Coughlan as Self

Seasons

Specials (2021)

Taskmaster Greg Davies and his fiendish elf Alex Horne ring in the new year by tormenting five celebrities with a series of weird, wonderful one-off challenges

Episodes:

Ep. 1: Taskmaster's New Year Treat (2021-01-01)

John Hannah, Krishnan Guru-Murthy, Nicola Coughlan, Rylan Clark-Neal and Shirley Ballas attempt a series of silly tasks, in a one-off new year special hosted by Greg Davies and Alex Horne
Ep. 2: Taskmaster's New Year Treat 2022 (2022-01-01)

In a festive one-off, Adrian Chiles, Claudia Winkleman, Jonnie Peacock, Lady Leshurr and Baroness Sayeeda Warsi contend with tasks involving eggs, vinegar and a long pole
Ep. 3: Taskmaster's New Year Treat 2023 (2023-01-01)

Amelia Dimoldenberg, Carol Vorderman, Greg James, Mo Farah and Self Esteem compete in this one-off event, featuring lots of dots and countless carp pellets, to win Greg Davies' eyebrows
Ep. 4: Taskmaster's New Year Treat 2024 (2024-01-02)

Who's best at scoffing poppadoms? Deborah Meaden, Kojey Radical, Lenny Rush, Steve Backshall or Zoe Ball? Greg Davies and Little Alex Horne are determined to find out.
Ep. 5: TaskMaster's New Year's Treat 2025 (2024-12-29)

David James, Hannah Fry, Martin Lewis, Melanie Blatt and Sue Johnston pit their wits against the mighty Taskmaster, in the annual wrangle for Greg’s golden eyebrows. Who’ll come out on top?
Ep. 6: Taskmaster's New Year Treat 2026 (Part 1) (2026-01-02)

Inviting five radically different famous faces from all corners of the entertainment world, the mighty Greg Davies will score the efforts of these stars as Little Alex Horne diligently keeps track of proceedings. The famous and courageous personalities stepping up to the challenge of impressing the formidable Taskmaster are: Big Zuu, Jill Scott, Rose Ayling-Ellis, Sam Ryder and Susie Dent.
Ep. 7: Taskmaster’s New Year Treat 2026 (Part 2) (2026-01-03)

The famous and courageous personalities stepping up to the challenge of impressing the formidable Taskmaster are: Big Zuu, Jill Scott, Rose Ayling-Ellis, Sam Ryder and Susie Dent. Of these five incredibly special guests, only one can win the annual bunfight for Greg Davies's coveted Golden Eyebrows trophy.