PREVIEW: Taskmaster New Years Special, Channel 4

For the first time ever, the almighty Taskmaster Greg Davies welcomes five new faces from the worlds of TV, film, radio, dance and journalism, to set them a series of ludicrous challenges in a one-off festive special with his little assistant Alex Horne.

How will actor John Hannah, Channel 4 News anchor Krishnan Guru-Murthy, Derry Girls star Nicola Coughlan, TV and radio presenter Rylan Clark-Neal, and internationally renowned dancer and Strictly Come Dancing head judge Shirley Ballas fare in the most hard-fought, high-stakes game show on television?

Taskmaster New Years Special airs New Year's Day at 9pm on Channel 4.