
Taskmaster’s New Year Treat — Season 1
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
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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 (7)
1. Taskmaster's New Year Treat
Aired 1 January 2021 • 47 min
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
2. Taskmaster's New Year Treat 2022
Aired 1 January 2022 • 47 min
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
3. Taskmaster's New Year Treat 2023
Aired 1 January 2023 • 48 min
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
4. Taskmaster's New Year Treat 2024
Aired 2 January 2024 • 48 min
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.
5. TaskMaster's New Year's Treat 2025
Aired 29 December 2024 • 48 min
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?

6. Taskmaster's New Year Treat 2026 (Part 1)
Aired 2 January 2026 • 47 min
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.

7. Taskmaster’s New Year Treat 2026 (Part 2)
Aired 3 January 2026 • 47 min
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.