The sixth series- Missing the chaos ingredient.
Taskmaster: UK Series 6
Year: 2018
Channel: Dave
Contestants:
Number of Episodes: 10
Notes:
Starting with Series 6, Taskmaster went with ten episodes. The greater number of episodes gave opportunities for more tasks and could build more storylines into the season.
Series 6 isn't great. On paper, it's not bad- Liza Tarbuck is an excellent player and very sardonic. But it's missing a chaos gremlin; a contestant who is completely unpredictable, regardless of their performance. Tim Vine comes closest, but he comes across with a 'Dad Jokes' vibe. The other three are funny at times, but never unpredictable. The series is missing the chaos of the previous series, and it shows.
Portrait Decor:
Series 6 portrait is based on MC Escher's "Hand with Reflecting Sphere"
Best task of the season:
"Make an outfit of things bought from this stationery shop." The solo tasks (tasks given to just one person) is a highlight of the season. They picked the right person for this task- someone just odd enough to embrace it full-force. And the followup question to the rest of the contestants was exactly right
Worst task of the season:
"Write, illustrate and read out a bedtime story for grown-ups. Your bedtime story for grown-ups may be no more or fewer than 50 words." There's some creativity here, but it's a task that takes up a lot of time, and too many of the contestants went for gutter humor
Trivia:
* There were two remote locations: The Black Horse Inn and Girl Guiding Headquarters , both located in Chesham.
Contestant Rankings:
- Mel Giedroyc (Season 4)
- Bob Mortimer (Season 5)
- Hugh Dennis (Season 4)
- Noel Fielding (Season 4)
- Richard Osman (Season 2)
- Nish Kumar (Season 5)
- Tim Vine (Season 6)
- Katherine Ryan (Season 2)
- Tim Key (Season 1)
- Liza Tarbuck (Season 6)
Season Ranking:
- Season 4
- Season 5
- Season 6
- Season 2
- Season 1
- Season 3
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