The game consists of simple and bizarre challenges, ostensibly set to the contestants by Davies in his role as the Taskmaster, with assistance provided by Horne. The tasks – usually performed in isolation, but occasionally in teams – are designed to encourage the players to think laterally and creatively to complete the task. Each episode starts with the Prize Task, in which each contestant brings in a prize following a given theme (for example, the contestant's most unusual item; their most treasured…