Use the hosts as a practical identity check
The official UK Taskmaster episode catalogue identifies Greg Davies and Alex Horne and labels its entries by series and episode. TVNZ's TaskmasterNZ page identifies Jeremy Wells and Paul Williams. Those broadcaster and programme references establish separate productions. They do not mean that every appearance by one performer is an episode of that country's main competition.
When a household informally asks for “Taskmaster series 2”, add the version before searching. A shared format does not make series 2 in New Zealand a second season of the UK programme, and the contestant lineups should not be merged into a single chronology.
The task can identify an episode better than a short number
The official UK record for The Natural Friends identifies series 16,episode 1 and lists its contestants and tasks. That combination provides several corroborating fields. If an account displays only a number, compare the title or contestant lineup against the official record before assuming it is the edition you intended.
Keep an individual task clip separate from its parent episode. A clip can be the correct performance without including the prize task, studio reactions or final score sequence. If the viewing task is following the competition from the start, request the complete episode rather than a compilation of memorable attempts.
Main series, specials and spin-offs need separate labels
The franchise's own site identifies Junior Taskmaster and Champion of Champions among spin-offs and specials. Those labels matter when building a watchlist: they are not automatically the next ordinary series of whichever national version you last watched. Preserve the complete programme label and participating cast.
A precise note contains version, programme type, series number, episode title and contestant clues. That lets you report an actual mismatch without guessing from a thumbnail or a familiar task prop. These official pages establish identity and format structure only. No programme was watched for this article, and no current Canadian service catalogue, full-episode availability or provider episode-number mapping has been tested. Verify the actual supplied edition before using a series-number match as proof.
Sources and scope
Scope notes distinguish published documentation, supplied information and editorial methods. They do not report a hands-on service test.
- Taskmaster official franchise site — Current indexed text identifies internationalversions and Junior/ChampionOfChampions spin-offs; availabilityclaims notadopted.
- Taskmaster: The natural friends — Official indexed series16episode1,title,contestants/tasks; no performance review.
- TVNZ: Taskmaster NZ — Official indexed page identifies JeremyWells/PaulWilliams and NewZealandproduction; notCanadianaccess evidence.
