Episode
Taskmaster: Bats, Bats, Hang Up
Overview
Maisie Adam sees red, Phil Ellis strips to his base layer and Reece Shearsmith destroys a valuable treasure. The Taskmaster maintains order, with authority in good measure.
Details
- Series
- Taskmaster
- Season
- Season 20
- Episode
- Episode 5
- Air date
- 2025-10-09
- Runtime
- 48 min
Episode context
Bats, Bats, Hang Up is Episode 5 in Series 20 of Taskmaster. It aired on 2025-10-09. The runtime is 48 min.
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Episode 4: Hey Mate
Maisie Adam and Phil Ellis are repulsed by olives, while Reece Shearsmith's mystified by a voice note. And Alex Horne regrets giving Ania Magliano access to his phone...
Episode 6: Is That Number Got Curves?
Ania Magliano lassos a weathervane. Sanjeev Bhaskar fails to crush an egg. Phil Ellis's sunny disposition costs him dear. Plus: a chopsticks ladder, and a new low.
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Ania Magliano spews up some blue jelly, Sanjeev Bhaskar requests a comfort break and Maisie Adam squawks like an exotic bird, while Alex Horne gets to wear an important hat!
Episode 2: Cows Are Made of Milk
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Episode 8: Am I an Idiom?
Alex Horne gets to oversee his favourite sort of task: one involving mystery, ducks and annoyed contestants. Reece Shearsmith balances on one leg for an impressively long time.
Episode 1: 9x7
Greg Davies and Alex Horne return for a new series as Ania Magliano, Maisie Adam, Phil Ellis, Reece Shearsmith and Sanjeev Bhaskar compete to win Greg's affection and his head.
Episode 9: A 1970s Camping Kettle
The scores are tight and the tasks are chaotic as Alex Horne dons his jockey silks, Phil Ellis and Ania Magliano endanger the crew, and Maisie Adam forgets the rules. Again.
Episode 10: Supping from the Fountain
The Final. As the closest-ever series of Taskmaster draws to an exhilarating finish, all five shipmates are still in with a genuine chance of bagging the trophy. But mutiny's in the air!