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| The faceless facilitators. • ...and then a detective comes in. • The gangsters of the sea. • I'm a girl who likes a clean line. • Big stupid things. • A dance as old as time itself. • Captain Jackie and the hotdog. • The Nexus of Truth. • The cockle children. • Le Goose. | ||||||
The cockle children. is the ninth episode of Series 18 of Taskmaster and was broadcast on Channel 4 on 7 November 2024. The episode was won by Emma Sidi.
Episode breakdown[]
Spoilers!
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| Task | Description | Andy Zaltzman | Babátúndé Aléshé | Emma Sidi | Jack Dee | Rosie Jones |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Prize: The best item for keeping things in that isn't just a regular item for keeping things in. | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | Walk exactly one furlong in exactly 10 minutes. You may not make use of technology except to make three five-second phone calls. Also, you may not remove the hat. | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | Clean the most profound picture of majestic nature on a dirty thing. | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
| 4 | Team: Place all the balls in the gutter and the gutter on the cow. The gutter must not enter the dome. You must not use anything floppy during your attempt. For every ball you touch, one minute will be added to your time. For every ball that touches the floor, 10 minutes will be added to your time. The task is over when the full gutter of balls is balancing by itself on the cow. | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | Live: Predict whether each item will float or not float. | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| Total | 20 | 18 | 21 | 15 | 13 | |
Trivia[]
- This episode had special transitions in and out of breaks for the third and final parts of the episode. Instead of the usual jingle, Emma Sidi's song from the Clean the most profound picture of majestic nature on a dirty thing task plays.
- For the studio segments of the episode, Zaltzman wore boxing gloves. This was one of his four studio outfits that lead up to his outfit for the final episode.