John Robins

Flanked by his efficient assistant Alex Horne, Greg Davies returns to remorselessly judge five quaking comics desperate to get their hands on his fabled golden head trophy. Joanne McNally, John Robins, Nick Mohammed, Sophie Willan and Steve Pemberton are the contestants hoping they still have a career after tasks involving roller blinds, a floating primate and, as is traditional, eggs.

John Robins demonstrates the power of his forearms, Steve Pemberton stains his shirt with orange juice and Sophie Willan repeatedly shouts the name of a body part in Little Alex Horne's little flustered face. Greg Davies has his usual task of trying to award points for things like Nick Mohammed constructing a bottle orchestra and Joanne McNally trying to act out the word 'beer'.

Taskmaster Greg Davies has to find a way to award points after watching Nick Mohammed sheath a water bottle with a sock, Joanne McNally tie a noose for a soft toy and Steve Pemberton repeatedly express a hankering for pancakes. Meanwhile, Little Alex Horne jots down all the facts and figures as John Robins puts his faith in honey and Sophie Willan attempts to take flight.

Steve Pemberton experiments with G-force, Joanne McNally rocks a traffic cone and Sophie Willan splatters a human pigeon, which makes scoring a little tricky for the all-powerful Taskmaster, Greg Davies. In other news, Nick Mohammed gets trapped under a bed and John Robins constructs a lengthy homage to Little Alex Horne's hero.

As the series passes the halfway stage and the epic battle to win Greg Davies's beautiful bonce begins to intensify, Steve Pemberton delivers a timely message of peace. Elsewhere, Joanne McNally invents a new catchphrase, Nick Mohammed and Sophie Willan both struggle with a bottle of water, John Robins gets creative with beans and Little Alex Horne feels the thrill of victory.