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Channel 4 has released a full-length trailer for the new series of Taskmaster.
Without giving anything away about the 11th season, the clip refers to history’s ‘tryannical leaders’ and features Greg Davies intoning: ‘All tremble at my name, for I am the Taskmaster.’
Meanwhile, some of the show’s previous tasks, such as Rose Matafeo scoring a goal with a steamroller, are depicted in versions of classic artworks
Taskmaster series 11 starts on Thursday March 18 at 9pm on Channel 4 with contestants Charlotte Ritchie, Jamali Maddix, Lee Mack, Mike Wozniak and Sarah Kendall.
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